The Minister may not issue a dumping permit if -
(a) the waste or other material proposed for dumping contains -
(i) levels of radioactivity greater than as defined by the International Atomic Energy Agency and adopted
by the contracting parties to the Protocol to the Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by
Dumping of Wastes and Other Matter adopted on 7 November 1996; or
(ii) material which is capable of creating floating debris or otherwise contributing to the pollution of the
marine environment and which could be removed from the material proposed for dumping;
(b) dumping the waste or other material in question -
(i) is likely to cause irreversible or long-lasting adverse effects that cannot satisfactorily be mitigated;
(ii) would cause a serious obstacle to fishing or navigation;
(iii) would prejudice the achievement of any coastal management objective contained in a coastal
management programme;
(iv) would be contrary to the obligations of the Republic under international law; or
(v) would be contrary to the interests of the whole community.

