The Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2016

Exempt groundwater activities: WalesE+W

This section has no associated Explanatory Memorandum

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

(a)that a 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)that the groundwater activity is registered and, subject to paragraph 13(10) of this Schedule, for a groundwater activity that falls within a description in—

(i)paragraph 2 of Part 3 of Schedule 3, the operator is registered in relation to the activity,

(ii)paragraph 3 of Part 3 of that Schedule, the occupier is registered in relation to the activity, or

(iii)paragraph 5 of Part 3 of that Schedule, the operator is registered in relation to the activity, and

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