# The Outer Dowsing Offshore Wind Farm Order 2026, Paragraph 18: Notification of unauthorised deposits


(1) If the master of a vessel determines that it is necessary to make an unauthorised deposit within or outside of the Order limits because the safety of human life and/or of the vessel is threatened, within 48 hours full details of the circumstances of the deposit must be notified to the MMO.
(2) The unauthorised deposits must be removed at the expense of the undertaker unless written approval is obtained from the MMO.

---
Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2026/138/schedule/13/paragraph/18 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/outer-dowsing-offshore-wind-farm-order-2026/schedule-13/paragraph-18
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.