Deposits in the Sea (Exemptions) Order 1985

JurisdictionUK Non-devolved
CitationSI 1985/1699
Year1985

1985 No. 1699

MARINE POLLUTION

The Deposits in the Sea (Exemptions) Order 1985

Made 28th October 1985

Laid before Parliament 14th November 1985

Coming into Operation 1st January 1986

The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and the Secretary of State, acting jointly, in exercise of the power conferred on them by section 7 of the Food and Environment Protection Act 1985 and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following order:—

S-1 Title, commencement and interpretation

Title, commencement and interpretation

1.—(1) This order may be cited as the Deposits in the Sea (Exemptions) Order 1985 and shall come into operation on 1st January 1986.

(2) In this order “” means .

S-2 Extent

Extent

2. This order does not apply to Northern Ireland or to United Kingdom waters adjacent to Northern Ireland.

S-3 Exemptions

Exemptions

3. A licence is not needed—

(a) for an operation specified in the Schedule to this order which satisfies the conditions (if any) specified therein in relation to the operation; or

(b) for the loading of a vehicle, vessel, aircraft, hovercraft, marine structure or floating container in the United Kingdom or United Kingdom waters with substances or articles for deposit in the sea or under the sea-bed in the course of an operation specified in that Schedule which satisfies the conditions (if any) specified therein.

Michael Jopling

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food

George Younger

One of Her Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State

23rd October 1985

SCHEDULE

Article 3

OPERATIONS NOT NEEDING A LICENCE

SCH-1.1

1. Deposit from a vessel, hovercraft or marine structure of sewage originating on the vessel, hovercraft or marine structure.

SCH-1.2

2. Deposit from, or incineration on, a vessel, hovercraft or marine structure of garbage originating in or on the vessel, hovercraft or marine structure; and for this purpose “” means

SCH-1.3

3. Deposit from a vessel of cooling water and of ballast water, tank washings or other residues resulting from tank cleaning or tank ballasting after carriage of any substance other than a substance deposited or incinerated in pursuance of a licence.

SCH-1.4

4. Deposit from a vessel or marine structure of any oil or mixture containing oil in such manner or in such circumstances as to constitute a discharge—

(a) of a kind to which section 3 of the Prevention of Oil Pollution Act 1971 applies, or

(b) of a kind for the time being regulated under section 20 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1979.

SCH-1.5

5. Deposit of cable and associated equipment (otherwise than for the purpose of disposal) in the course of cable laying or cable maintenance.

SCH-1.6

6. Deposit of any substance from a vessel, vehicle, aircraft, hovercraft or marine structure for the purpose of fighting any fire or preventing the spread of any fire.

SCH-1.7

7. Deposit of fishing gear (whether fixed or not) otherwise than for the purpose of disposal.

SCH-1.8

8. Deposit (by way of return to the sea) of fish or shellfish or parts thereof in the course of fishing operations of fish processing at sea.

SCH-1.9

9. Deposit (by way of return to the...

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