The Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2016

Exempt groundwater activities: EnglandE+W

This section has no associated Explanatory Memorandum

8.  For the purpose of the definition of “exempt groundwater activity”, the requirements in England are—

(a)that the groundwater activity—

(i)falls within a description in Part 3 of Schedule 3, and

(ii)satisfies, in relation to an activity of that description, the relevant conditions specified in that Part,

(b)where the groundwater activity falls within a description in paragraph 2 or 5 of Part 3 of Schedule 3, that (in addition to the requirements in sub-paragraph (a))—

(i)the activity is registered by the operator, and

(ii)subject to paragraph 13(10) of this Schedule, the operator is registered in relation to the activity, and

(c)that the groundwater activity does not cause pollution of groundwater.