Amendment of regulation 57
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5. In regulation 57 (power of the regulator to prevent or remedy pollution)—
(a)for paragraph (1) substitute—
“(1) If the regulator considers that a risk of serious pollution exists as a result of the operation of a regulated facility or an exempt facility, it may arrange for steps to be taken to remove that risk.”;
(b)in paragraphs (4), (5)(a) and (5)(b), for “the operator” substitute “the relevant person”; and
(c)after paragraph (5) insert—
“(6) In this regulation, “the relevant person” means—
(a)an operator;
(b)an establishment or undertaking carrying on an exempt waste operation; or
(c)a person carrying on a water discharge activity or groundwater activity.”.