Article 19 For the protection of Scottish Natural HeritageI1

Any piling that is undertaken for the purpose of constructing any of the works shall only be carried out between the hours of 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. Monday to Saturday.

The construction of the works shall adhere to the statutory nature conservation agency protocol for minimising the risk of injury to marine mammals from piling noise issued by the Joint Nature Conservation Committee^f1 except as agreed with Scottish Natural Heritage.

Works Nos. 2 to 4 (dredging) shall not be commenced until a system for the monitoring and mitigation of sediment arising from the carrying out of these works has been agreed with Scottish Natural Heritage.