{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/marine-licensing-exempted-activities-wales-order-2011/article-45",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/marine-licensing-exempted-activities-wales-order-2011/article-45.json",
  "legislation": "wsi/2011/559",
  "legislation_title": "The Marine Licensing (Exempted Activities) (Wales) Order 2011",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/marine-licensing-exempted-activities-wales-order-2011",
  "path": "article/45",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "45",
  "heading": "Dry dock facilities",
  "text": "(1) Article 4 applies to a deposit or removal activity carried on in a dry dock area, within a harbour which is regulated under the Harbours Act 1964, where the deposit or removal activity is carried on by, or on behalf of, a harbour authority.\n(2) Paragraph (1) is subject to conditions 1 and 2.\n(3) Condition 1 is that notification of the intention to carry on any deposit or removal activity is given to the Maritime and Coastguard Agency and the Trinity House at least 5 days before any deposit or removal activity is carried on.\n(4) Condition 2 is that all debris is removed from the dry dock prior to any entry or exit of any vessel.\n(5) But article 4 does not apply to a deposit or removal activity that—\n(a) causes or is likely to cause obstruction or danger to navigation,\n(b) is likely to have a significant effect on a marine protected area, or\n(c) is likely to cause damage to features of archaeological or historical interest.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Arts. 35-52 inserted (1.4.2026) by The Marine Licensing (Exempted Activities) (Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 (W.S.I. 2026/21), arts. 1(2), 21"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "See regulation 8(4) for a definition of “European marine site”."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2011/559/article/45",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T23:51:34.219313+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}