# The Marine Licensing (Exempted Activities) (Wales) Order 2011, Article 51: Vibrocore sampling


(1) Article 4 applies to a deposit or removal activity carried on for the purpose of taking a sample of material for testing or analysis during vibrocore sampling.
(2) Paragraph (1) is subject to the condition that the removal of material does not exceed more than 5 cubic meters in any plan or project.
(3) But article 4 does not apply to any such deposit or removal activity that—
(a) causes or is likely to cause an obstruction or danger to navigation,
(b) is likely to have a significant effect on a marine protected area, or
(c) is likely to cause damage to features of archaeological or historical interest.
(4) In this article, “vibrocore sampling” means the technique in which a vibrating core tube is driven into underwater sediments such as sand, silt, clay or soft soils using an electronically or hydraulically powered vibration head which recovers a continuous core sample.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2011/559/article/51 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/marine-licensing-exempted-activities-wales-order-2011/article-51
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