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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/sheringham-shoal-and-dudgeon-extensions-offshore-wind-farm-order-2024/schedule-2/part-1/paragraph-7",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2024/564",
  "legislation_title": "The Sheringham Shoal and Dudgeon Extensions Offshore Wind Farm Order 2024",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/sheringham-shoal-and-dudgeon-extensions-offshore-wind-farm-order-2024",
  "path": "schedule/2/part/1/paragraph/7",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "7",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "Cables and cable protection\n(1) In the event of scenario 1, scenario 2, scenario 3 or scenario 4, within Work No. 2A the in-field cables must not, in total—\n(a) exceed 36 in number;\n(b) exceed 90 kilometres in length;\n(c) exceed 0 cable crossings;\n(d) have cable protection (including cable crossings) exceeding 4,000 square metres in area; or\n(e) have cable protection (including cable crossings) exceeding 1,000 cubic metres in volume.\n(2) In the event of scenario 1, scenario 2, scenario 3 or scenario 4, within Work No. 2B the in- field cables must not, in total—\n(a) exceed 54 in number;\n(b) exceed 135 kilometres in length;\n(c) exceed five cable crossings;\n(d) have cable protection (including cable crossings) exceeding 13,590 square metres in area; or\n(e) have cable protection (including cable crossings) exceeding 6,900 cubic metres in volume.\n(3) In the event of scenario 1, scenario 2 or scenario 3, within Work Nos. 3A to 5A, the offshore export cables must not, in total—\n(a) exceed one in number;\n(b) exceed 40 kilometres in length;\n(c) exceed four cable crossings;\n(d) have cable protection (including cable crossings) exceeding 9,504 square metres in area; or\n(e) have cable protection (including cable crossings) exceeding 6885 cubic metres in volume.\n(4) In the event of scenario 1, scenario 2, scenario 3 within Work Nos. 3B to 5B the offshore export cables must not, in total—\n(a) exceed one in number;\n(b) exceed 62 kilometres in length;\n(c) exceed four cable crossings;\n(d) have cable protection (including cable crossings) exceeding 9,504 square metres in area; or\n(e) have cable protection (including cable crossings) exceeding 6885 cubic metres in volume.\n(5) In the event of scenario 1, scenario 2 or scenario 3, within Work No. 4B the interlink cables must not, in total—\n(a) exceed four in number;\n(b) exceed 92 kilometres in length;\n(c) exceed twelve cable crossings;\n(d) have cable protection (including cable crossings) exceeding 22,216 square metres in area; or\n(e) have cable protection (including cable crossings) exceeding 13,960 cubic metres in volume.\n(6) In the event of scenario 4 within Work Nos. 3C to 5C, the offshore export cables must not, in total—\n(a) exceed two in number;\n(b) exceed 80 kilometres in length;\n(c) exceed eight cable crossings;\n(d) have cable protection (including cable crossings) exceeding 16,008 square metres in area; or\n(e) have cable protection (including cable crossings) exceeding 12,645 cubic metres in volume.\n(7) In the event of scenario 4, within Work No. 4C the interlink cables must not, in total—\n(a) exceed eight in number;\n(b) exceed 224 kilometres in length;\n(c) exceed fourteen cable crossings;\n(d) have cable protection (including cable crossings) exceeding 30,252 square metres in area; or\n(e) have cable protection (including cable crossings) exceeding 17,370 cubic metres in volume.",
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  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Word in Sch. 2 para. 7(2)(c) substituted (7.2.2025) by The Sheringham Shoal and Dudgeon Extensions Offshore Wind Farm (Amendment) Order 2025 (S.I. 2025/145), arts. 1, 5(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Word in Sch. 2 para. 7(2)(d) substituted (7.2.2025) by The Sheringham Shoal and Dudgeon Extensions Offshore Wind Farm (Amendment) Order 2025 (S.I. 2025/145), arts. 1, 5(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Word in Sch. 2 para. 7(2)(e) substituted (7.2.2025) by The Sheringham Shoal and Dudgeon Extensions Offshore Wind Farm (Amendment) Order 2025 (S.I. 2025/145), arts. 1, 5(c)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Word in Sch. 2 para. 7(5)(a) substituted (7.2.2025) by The Sheringham Shoal and Dudgeon Extensions Offshore Wind Farm (Amendment) Order 2025 (S.I. 2025/145), arts. 1, 5(d)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F5",
      "text": "Word in Sch. 2 para. 7(5)(b) substituted (7.2.2025) by The Sheringham Shoal and Dudgeon Extensions Offshore Wind Farm (Amendment) Order 2025 (S.I. 2025/145), arts. 1, 5(e)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F6",
      "text": "Word in Sch. 2 para. 7(5)(c) substituted (7.2.2025) by The Sheringham Shoal and Dudgeon Extensions Offshore Wind Farm (Amendment) Order 2025 (S.I. 2025/145), arts. 1, 5(f)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F7",
      "text": "Word in Sch. 2 para. 7(5)(d) substituted (7.2.2025) by The Sheringham Shoal and Dudgeon Extensions Offshore Wind Farm (Amendment) Order 2025 (S.I. 2025/145), arts. 1, 5(g)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F8",
      "text": "Word in Sch. 2 para. 7(5)(e) substituted (7.2.2025) by The Sheringham Shoal and Dudgeon Extensions Offshore Wind Farm (Amendment) Order 2025 (S.I. 2025/145), arts. 1, 5(h)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F9",
      "text": "Word in Sch. 2 para. 7(7)(a) substituted (7.2.2025) by The Sheringham Shoal and Dudgeon Extensions Offshore Wind Farm (Amendment) Order 2025 (S.I. 2025/145), arts. 1, 5(i)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F10",
      "text": "Word in Sch. 2 para. 7(7)(b) substituted (7.2.2025) by The Sheringham Shoal and Dudgeon Extensions Offshore Wind Farm (Amendment) Order 2025 (S.I. 2025/145), arts. 1, 5(j)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F11",
      "text": "Word in Sch. 2 para. 7(7)(c) substituted (7.2.2025) by The Sheringham Shoal and Dudgeon Extensions Offshore Wind Farm (Amendment) Order 2025 (S.I. 2025/145), arts. 1, 5(k)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F12",
      "text": "Word in Sch. 2 para. 7(7)(d) substituted (7.2.2025) by The Sheringham Shoal and Dudgeon Extensions Offshore Wind Farm (Amendment) Order 2025 (S.I. 2025/145), arts. 1, 5(l)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F13",
      "text": "Word in Sch. 2 para. 7(7)(e) substituted (7.2.2025) by The Sheringham Shoal and Dudgeon Extensions Offshore Wind Farm (Amendment) Order 2025 (S.I. 2025/145), arts. 1, 5(m)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. 7 in force at 9.5.2024, see art. 1"
    }
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  "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."
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