# The Marine Licensing (Exempted Activities) Order (Northern Ireland) 2011, Article 17: Scientific instruments etc

Extent: N.I.

(1) Article 4 applies—
(a) to the deposit of any scientific instrument or associated equipment in connection with any scientific experiment or survey;
(b) to the deposit of any reagent;
(c) to the deposit of any tracer; or
(d) to a removal activity carried on for the purpose of removing any scientific instrument or associated equipment referred to in sub-paragraph (a).
(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.
(3) Condition 2 is that the reagent or tracer must be one the use of which is for the time being approved for the purposes of this Order by the licensing authority.
(4) Condition 3 is that the reagent or tracer must be used in accordance with any conditions to which the approval is subject.
(5) But Article 4 does not apply—
(a) to any such deposit made for the purpose of disposal;
(b) to any such deposit that causes or is likely to cause obstruction or danger to navigation , in particular where any such deposit is tethered to the seabed or reduces navigational clearance by more than 5% by reference to Chart Datum; or
(c) to any such deposit or removal activity—
(i) that falls within sub-paragraph (a), (b) or (c) of paragraph (6); and
(ii) that is not directly connected with or necessary to the management of the site referred to in that sub-paragraph.
(6) A deposit or removal activity falls within this paragraph if—
(a) it is a plan or project likely (either alone or in combination with other plans or projects) to have a significant effect on a European site; ...
(b) it is likely to have a significant effect on a Ramsar site ; 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/2011/78/article/17 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/marine-licensing-exempted-activities-order-northern-ireland-2011/article-17
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