# The Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2023, Regulation 4: Amendment of regulation 24


In regulation 24, in paragraph (1)—
(i) in sub-paragraph (d) before the words “a stand-alone water” insert “in relation to Wales,”;
(ii) 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.”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2023/9780348246391/regulation/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-environmental-permitting-england-and-wales-amendment-england-regulations-2023/regulation-4
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