{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/morgan-offshore-wind-project-generation-assets-order-2025/schedule-3/paragraph-23",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/morgan-offshore-wind-project-generation-assets-order-2025/schedule-3/paragraph-23.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2025/1012",
  "legislation_title": "The Morgan Offshore Wind Project Generation Assets Order 2025",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/morgan-offshore-wind-project-generation-assets-order-2025",
  "path": "schedule/3/paragraph/23",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "23",
  "heading": "Low order unexploded ordnance clearance",
  "text": "(1) No low order unexploded ordnance clearance can take place until the following have been submitted to and approved in writing by the MMO in consultation with the relevant statutory nature conservation body and, in respect of the method statement, the MCA—\n(a) a method statement for low order unexploded ordnance clearance which must include—\n(i) methodologies for—\n(aa) identification and investigation of potential unexploded ordnance targets;\n(bb) low order unexploded ordnance clearance; and\n(cc) removal and disposal of large debris;\n(ii) a plan showing the area in which clearance activities are proposed to take place;\n(iii) confirmation of the total number of unexploded ordnance to be cleared under this licence using low order methods;\n(iv) a programme of works; and\n(v) any exclusion zones/ environmental micro-siting requirements;\n(b) a marine mammal mitigation protocol in accordance with the outline marine mammal mitigation protocol, the intention of which is to prevent injury to marine mammals, following current best practice as advised by the relevant statutory nature conservation body.\n(2) The method statement and the marine mammal mitigation protocol must be submitted to the MMO for approval at least six months prior to the date on which it is intended for low order unexploded ordnance clearance activities to begin unless otherwise agreed in writing with the MMO.\n(3) Any low order unexploded ordnance clearance activities must be undertaken in accordance with the method statement and marine mammal mitigation protocol approved under sub-paragraph (1).\n(4) Subject to sub-paragraph (5), an unexploded ordnance close out report must be submitted to the MMO and the relevant statutory nature conservation body within six months following the end of the low order unexploded ordnance clearance activity and must include the following for each clearance undertaken—\n(a) co-ordinates, depth, current speed, charge utilised and the date and time of each clearance; and\n(b) whether any mitigation was deployed including feedback on practicalities of deployment of equipment and efficacy of the mitigation where reasonably practicable, or justification if this information is not available.\n(5) Should there be more than one low order unexploded ordnance clearance activity, the report required under sub-paragraph (4) will be provided at intervals agreed with the MMO.\n(6) The total number of low order unexploded ordnance clearance as part of the authorised scheme in this licence and the authorised scheme in licence 2 taken together must not exceed 13 (whether undertaken under this licence or licence 2).\n(7) No high order unexploded ordnance clearance is permitted by this marine licence.",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Sch. 3 para. 23 in force at 22.9.2025, see art. 1"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2025/1012/schedule/3/paragraph/23",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T21:11:41.004803+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."
}