Regulation 4 Amendment to article 13 (shellfish propagation and cultivation)

(1)

Article 13 is amended as follows.

(2)

In paragraph (2)—

(a)

omit the “or” after sub-paragraph (b);

(b)

at the end insert

“or—

(d)

to any such deposit that—

(i)

falls within paragraph (3); and

(ii)

is not directly connected with or necessary to the management of the area referred to in that paragraph.”.

(3)

At the end insert—

“(3)

A deposit falls within this paragraph if it is capable of affecting (other than insignificantly)—

(a)

the protected feature of a highly protected marine area; or

(b)

any ecological or geomorphological process on which the conservation of the protected feature of the highly protected marine area is (wholly or in part) dependent.”.