The restriction on abstraction and the restrictions imposed by section 24(2) of the 1991 Act do not apply to the abstraction of water from the saliferous strata underlying the surface of the land in the areas listed in the Schedule to these Regulations12.

In paragraph (1), “saliferous strata” means strata which (whether in their natural state or when water is artificially introduced) yield an aqueous solution with a salt content of more than 100,000 milligrams per litre.