PART 7Miscellaneous provisions

Chapter 5Savings and consequential provisions

Repeals109

1

The enactments in Schedule 28 (repeals) are repealed to the extent specified.

2

Despite its repeal by these Regulations, Schedule 10 to the 1991 Act continues in force, subject to the following modifications, insofar as it provides for the vesting of a discharge consent or groundwater permit on the death of the holder of a consent or permit—

a

a discharge consent or groundwater permit is taken to be an environmental permit authorising the carrying on of a stand-alone water discharge activity or stand-alone groundwater activity;

b

the holder of the consent or groundwater permit is taken to be the operator of the regulated facility;

c

the vesting of a consent or groundwater permit in a person on the death of the holder of a consent or groundwater permit is taken to be the granting of an environmental permit under these Regulations;

d

the person in whom a consent or groundwater permit vests is taken to be the operator of the regulated facility;

e

a making of a discharge is taken to be the carrying on of a water discharge activity or groundwater activity, whichever is applicable in the circumstances.

3

Despite its repeal by these Regulations, section 88 of the 1991 Act continues in force so far as necessary for continuing to give effect to Schedule 10 to that Act.