SCHEDULE 2Permitted development rights

PART 17Mining and mineral exploration

F1Class JA – temporary use of land etc in respect of petroleum exploration

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Amendments (Textual)

Interpretation of Class JAJA.3

1

For the purposes of Class JA, “protected groundwater source area” means any land at a depth of less than 1,200 metres beneath a relevant surface area.

2

In paragraph (1), “relevant surface area” means any land at the surface that is—

a

within 50 metres of a point at the surface at which water is abstracted from underground strata and which is used to supply water for domestic or food production purposes, or

b

within or above a zone defined by a 50-day travel time for groundwater to reach a groundwater abstraction point that is used to supply water for domestic or food production purposes.