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Paragraph 8 Force majeureI1

England, Wales and Scotland

(1)

If, due to stress of weather or any other unforeseeable cause, the master of a vessel determines that it is necessary to deposit the authorised deposits outside of F1the Order limits because the safety of human life or of the vessel is threatened, within 48 hours the undertaker must notify full details of the circumstances of the deposit to the MMO.

(2)

The unauthorised deposits must be removed at the expense of the undertaker unless written approval is obtained from the MMO.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Words in Sch. 6 Pt. 2 para. 8(1) substituted (8.6.2026) by The Morecambe Offshore Windfarm Generation Assets (Correction) Order 2026 (S.I. 2026/608), art. 1, Sch.

Commencement

I1

Sch. 6 Pt. 2 para. 8 in force at 23.12.2025, see art. 1