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Paragraph 10 Offshore disposalsI1

England, Wales and Scotland

(1)

The undertaker must—

(a)

consult the statutory undertaker in relation to any draft disposal plan or similar which proposes to deposit material within the cable route disposal area(s) at least 56 days prior to the submission of the draft plan or similar to the MMO; and

(b)

make such amendments as are reasonably requested by the statutory undertaker within 30 days following receipt of the draft plan by the statutory undertaker prior to submission of the draft disposal plan or similar to the MMO for approval.

(2)

Subject to complying with all relevant health and safety considerations, the undertaker must permit representatives of the statutory undertaker on any vessel carrying out dredging or disposal activities related to the cable route disposal area(s) to monitor and verify the dredging and disposal carried out in terms of location, method, timing, quantity, nature of materials and other relevant matters.

(3)

Unless otherwise agreed, the undertaker must give at least 21 days’ notice in writing to the statutory undertaker of the intended departure of all vessels referred to in sub-paragraph (2) together with written information concerning the proposed dredging and disposal activities and must comply with all reasonable requests from the statutory undertaker to enable the verification referred to in that sub-paragraph to be carried out effectively and efficiently.

(4)

The undertaker must provide to the statutory undertaker a copy of each disposal return required to be submitted to the MMO pursuant to the approved disposal plan or similar under this Order relevant to the cable route disposal area(s) within ten days of submission to the MMO, such returns to include, without limitation, the actual volumes of materials disposed of, the disposal locations, the approved monitoring plan and the results of monitoring conducted.

Annotations

Commencement

I1

Sch. 10 Pt. 5 para. 10 in force at 22.4.2022, see art. 1(2)