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Regulation 3 Amendment of regulation 2

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In regulation 2, in paragraph (1)—

(a)

in the definition of “mobile plant”, in the words before sub-paragraph (a), after “mobile plant” insert “, in relation to Wales,”;

(b)

in the definition of “pollutant”, after “pollutant” insert “, in relation to Wales,”;

(c)

in the definition of “pollution”, in relation to a water discharge activity or groundwater activity, after “pollution” insert “, in relation to Wales,”;

(d)

at the appropriate places insert—

  • ““groundwater mobile plant” means plant that is—

    1. (a)

      designed to move or be moved whether on roads or other land,

    2. (b)

      used to carry on a groundwater activity, and

    3. (c)

      not an installation or Part B mobile plant;”;

  • ““groundwater Source Protection Zone 1” means a zone—

    1. (a)

      within 50m of a point at which water is abstracted for domestic or food production purposes from any underground strata, or

    2. (b)

      defined by a 50-day travel time for groundwater to reach a groundwater abstraction point that is used to supply water for domestic or food production purposes,

      whichever is larger;”;

  • ““mobile plant”, in relation to England, means any of the following—

    1. (a)

      Part B mobile plant;

    2. (b)

      waste mobile plant;

    3. (c)

      mobile medium combustion plant;

    4. (d)

      groundwater mobile plant;”;

  • ““pollutant”, in relation to England, means any—

    1. (a)

      substance,

    2. (b)

      heat, or

    3. (c)

      biological entity or micro-organism,

      which is liable to cause pollution;”;

  • ““pollution”, in relation to England, in relation to a water discharge activity or groundwater activity, means the direct or indirect introduction, as a result of human activity, of substances, heat or biological entities or micro-organisms into air, water or land which may—

    1. (a)

      be harmful to human health or the quality of aquatic ecosystems or terrestrial ecosystems directly depending on aquatic ecosystems,

    2. (b)

      result in damage to material property, or

    3. (c)

      impair or interfere with amenities or other legitimate uses of the environment;”.