Regulation 4 Amendment of regulation 24

in sub-paragraph (d) before the words “a stand-alone water” insert “in relation to Wales,”;

at the end insert—

“(h)

in relation to England, a stand-alone water discharge activity or stand-alone groundwater activity other than a discharge to a well or borehole—

(i)

which is used for hydrocarbon exploration or extraction, and

(ii)

which intersects a hydrocarbon formation.”.