Regulation 12 Amendment to Schedule 3 (exempt facilities and waste operations to which section 33(1)(a) of the 1990 Act does not apply: descriptions and conditions)

(1)

Schedule 3^f1 is amended as follows.

(2)

In Part 2 (exempt water discharge activities: descriptions and conditions)—

(a)

at the end of the heading of Part 2 insert “: Wales”;

(b)

in paragraph 1—

(i)

in sub-paragraph (1) for “paragraphs 5(a)(i) and 6(a)(i)” substitute “paragraph 5(a)(i)”;

(ii)

in sub-paragraph (2) for “paragraphs 5(a)(ii) and 6(a)(ii)” substitute “paragraph 5(a)(ii)”.

(3)

In Part 3 (exempt groundwater activities: descriptions and conditions)—

(a)

at the end of the heading of Part 3 insert “: Wales”;

(b)

in paragraph 1 omit the definitions of “ancient woodland”, “groundwater tracer test” and “protected site”;

(c)

in paragraph 2—

(i)

in sub-paragraph (1)—

(aa)

for “paragraphs 7(a)(i) and 8(a)(i)” substitute “paragraph 7(a)(i)”;

(bb)

after “groundwater tracer test” insert “(see regulation 5)”;

(ii)

in sub-paragraph (2) for “paragraphs 7(a)(ii) and 8(a)(ii)” substitute “paragraph 7(a)(ii)”;

(d)

omit paragraph 4;

(e)

in paragraph 5—

(i)

in sub-paragraph (1) for “paragraphs 7(a)(i) and 8(a)(i)” substitute “paragraph 7(a)(i)”;

(ii)

in sub-paragraph (2)—

(aa)

for “paragraphs 7(a)(ii) and 8(a)(ii)” substitute “paragraph 7(a)(ii)”;

(bb)

in paragraph (e) omit “in relation to Wales,”;

(cc)

omit paragraph (ea);

(f)

omit paragraphs 6 and 7.

(4)

In Part 5 (other waste operations to which section 33(1)(a) of the 1990 Act does not apply: descriptions and conditions), at the end of the heading of Part 5 insert “: Wales”.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: Schedule 3 was amended by S.I. 2017/1012, 2018/1227, 2019/39, 2020/904 and 2023/651 and is amended prospectively by S.I. 2026/873 from 22nd July 2027.