{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/north-falls-offshore-wind-farm-order-2026/schedule-8/paragraph-23",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2026/567",
  "legislation_title": "The North Falls Offshore Wind Farm Order 2026",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/north-falls-offshore-wind-farm-order-2026",
  "path": "schedule/8/paragraph/23",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "23",
  "heading": "Southern North Sea Special Area of Conservation site integrity plan",
  "text": "(1) No piling activities can take place until a southern north sea special area of conservation site integrity plan, which accords with the principles set out in the outline southern north sea special area of conservation site integrity plan, has been submitted to and approved in writing by the MMO in consultation with the relevant SNCB.\n(2) The southern north sea special area of conservation site integrity plan submitted for approval under sub-paragraph (1) must contain a description of the conservation objectives for the SNS SAC, as well as any relevant management measures and it must set out the key SNCB advice on activities within the SNS SAC relating to piling as set out within the JNCC Guidance and how this has been considered in the context of the licensed activities.\n(3) The southern north sea special area of conservation site integrity plan submitted for approval under sub-paragraph (1) must be submitted in writing to the MMO no earlier than nine months and no later than six months prior to the commencement of piling activities.\n(4) In approving the southern north sea special area of conservation site integrity plan under sub-paragraph (1) the MMO must determine whether the licensed activities at the pre-construction stage, in-combination with other plans and projects, would be in line with the JNCC Guidance.\n(5) The southern north sea special area of conservation site integrity plan approved by the MMO under sub-paragraph (1) may be amended with the prior written approval of the MMO, in consultation with the relevant SNCB, where the MMO determines that the licensed activities, in-combination with other plans or projects at the pre-construction stage, is in line with the JNCC Guidance.\n(6) The licensed activities must be carried out in accordance with the SIP approved under this condition 23, unless otherwise agreed in writing with the MMO.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2026/567/schedule/8/paragraph/23",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T21:00:48.162639+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."
}