Paragraph 20

After section 7 of the Food and Environment Protection Act 1985 there shall be inserted—

“ Application of Part II: further provisions.

7A

Nothing in this Part of this Act shall apply to anything done—

(a)

for the purpose of constructing or maintaining a pipeline as respects any part of which an authorisation (within the meaning of Part III of the Petroleum Act 1998) is in force; or

(b)

for the purpose of establishing or maintaining an offshore installation within the meaning of Part IV of that Act.”.