# The Lake Lothing (Lowestoft) Third Crossing Order 2020, Paragraph 15: Disposal at sea

Extent: E+W

(1) Where dredged materials arising from a capital dredging activity or a maintenance dredging activity are intended to be disposed of at sea by the licence holder, the licence holder must submit to the MMO for its approval a sediment sampling plan request prior to the commencement of the capital dredging activity or maintenance dredging activity.
(2) A request for a sample plan under sub-paragraph (1) must include—
(i) a detailed dredging methodology;
(ii) dredge locations;
(iii) dredge amounts (total and annual, if applicable);
(iv) dredge depths;
(v) duration of dredging activities;
(vi) whether the dredge is a capital dredging activity or a maintenance dredging activity; and
(vii) specific gravity of the material or material type.
(3) Where dredged materials arising from a maintenance dredging activity are intended to be disposed of by the licence holder, a sediment sampling plan is not required where valid analyses (carried out in accordance with an MMO-approved sample plan and undertaken by a laboratory validated by the MMO) is obtainable via the MMO's Public register.
(4) Any sediment sampling analyses undertaken by a laboratory validated by the MMO and approved by the MMO under sub-paragraph (1) is valid for a period of 3 years from the date when those analyses were undertaken.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2020/474/schedule/12/paragraph/15 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/lake-lothing-lowestoft-third-crossing-order-2020/schedule-12/paragraph-15
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