# Food and Environment Protection Act 1985, Section 5: Requirement of licences for deposit of substances and articles in the sea etc.

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

Subject to the following provisions of this Part of this Act, a licence under this Part of this Act is needed—
(a) for the deposit of substances or articles within the Scottish inshore region , either in the sea or under the seabed—
(i) from a vehicle, vessel, aircraft, hovercraft or marine structure ;
(ii) from a container floating in the sea ; or
(iii) from a structure on land constricted or adapted wholly or mainly for the purpose of depositing solids in the sea ;
(b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
c)(d) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(e) for the scuttling of vessels—
(i) in the Scottish inshore region ; ...
(ii) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(iii) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(f) for the loading of a vessel, aircraft, hovercraft, marine structure or floating container in Scotland or the Scottish inshore region with substances or articles for deposit anywhere in the sea or under the sea-bed ;
(g) for the loading of a vehicle in Scotland with substances or articles for deposit from that vehicle as mentioned in paragraph (a) . . . above ; and
(h) for the towing or propelling from Scotland or the Scottish inshore region of a vessel for scuttling anywhere at sea.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1985/48/section/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/food-and-environment-protection-act-1985/section-5
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