The Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2010

Exempt groundwater activities

This section has no associated Explanatory Memorandum

5.  For the purpose of the definition of “exempt groundwater activity”, the requirements are—

(a)that a groundwater activity—

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

(ii)satisfies, in relation to an activity of that description, the relevant conditions specified in Part 3 of that Schedule;

(b)that the groundwater activity is registered and, subject to paragraph 9(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, or

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

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