# The Marine Licensing (Exempted Activities) (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2022, Article 7: Amendment of Article 17


In Article 17 (scientific instruments etc)–
(a) for paragraph (2) substitute–
“(2) Paragraph (1) is subject to condition 1, and (as that paragraph relates to the deposit of a reagent or tracer) conditions 2 and 3.
(2A) Condition 1 is that notice of the intention to carry on the activity must be given to the licensing authority before the activity is carried on.”;
(b) in paragraph (3), for “1” substitute “2”;
(c) in paragraph (4), for “2” substitute “3”;
(d) in paragraph (5)–
(i) in sub-paragraph (b) after “navigation” insert “, in particular where any such deposit is tethered to the seabed or reduces navigational clearance by more than 5% by reference to Chart Datum”;
(ii) in sub-paragraph (c)(i), for “(a) or (b)” substitute “(a), (b) or (c)”;
(e) in paragraph (6)–
(i) in sub-paragraph (a) at the end, omit “or”;
(ii) in sub-paragraph (b) at the end, insert–
“; or
(c) it is capable of affecting (other than insignificantly)–
(i) the protected features of an MCZ;
(ii) any ecological or geomorphological process on which the conservation of any protected feature of an MCZ is (wholly or in part) dependent”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2022/68/article/7 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/marine-licensing-exempted-activities-amendment-order-northern-ireland-2022/article-7
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