{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/outer-dowsing-offshore-wind-farm-order-2026/schedule-1/paragraph-35",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/outer-dowsing-offshore-wind-farm-order-2026/schedule-1/paragraph-35.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2026/138",
  "legislation_title": "The Outer Dowsing Offshore Wind Farm Order 2026",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/outer-dowsing-offshore-wind-farm-order-2026",
  "path": "schedule/1/paragraph/35",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "35",
  "heading": "Ministry of Defence Surveillance Operation",
  "text": "(1) No wind turbine generator forming part of the authorised development is permitted to rotate its rotor blades on its horizontal axis until the Secretary of State, having consulted with the Ministry of Defence, confirms satisfaction in writing that appropriate mitigation will be implemented and maintained for the life of the authorised development and that arrangements have been put in place with the Ministry of Defence to ensure that the approved mitigation is implemented.\n(2) For the purposes of this requirement—\n“appropriate mitigation” means measures to prevent or remove any adverse effects which the authorised development will have on the air defence radar(s) at Remote Radar Head (RRH) Staxton Wold and Remote Radar Head (RRH) Neatishead, and the Ministry of Defence’s air surveillance and control operations;\n“approved mitigation” means the detailed Radar Mitigation Scheme (RMS) that will set out the appropriate measures and timescales for implementation as agreed with the Ministry of Defence at the time the Secretary of State confirms satisfaction in writing in accordance with sub-paragraph (1); and\n“Ministry of Defence” means the Ministry of Defence as represented by Defence Infrastructure Organisation – Safeguarding, St George’s House, DIO Head Office, DMS Whittington, Lichfield, Staffordshire, WS14 9PY or any successor body.\n(3) The undertaker must thereafter comply with all other obligations contained within the approved mitigation for the life of the authorised development.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2026/138/schedule/1/paragraph/35",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T21:06:07.056087+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."
}