Article Section 3

Access restrictions described above in Section 1 do not apply to the following activities on grounds of Section 20, Subsection 4 of the Nature Conservation Act 1998:

Performing necessary government tasks

Presence throughout the whole of the year for tasks performed by the government or on behalf of the government, with or without the use of a vessel, vehicle or aircraft, in so far as is necessary for purposes of conservation, maintenance, demarcation, monitoring, inspection or tracking and military activities.

Cable and pipeline maintenance

Maintenance work carried out on cables and pipelines between 1 September and 1 May. Access outside this period is only permitted as a matter of urgent necessity subject to the discretion of the competent authority.