# The Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2026, Regulation 23: Interpretation of this Chapter


In this Chapter—
“deemed exemption conditions” has the meaning given in regulation 19(1);
“operator” has the meaning given—
(a) in paragraph 1(1) of Schedule 2 to the EPR 2016, for the purposes of regulation 20(1)(b)(i), and
(b) in regulation 7 of the EPR 2016, for the purposes of regulation 20(3)(b).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2026/9780348288001/regulation/23 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-environmental-permitting-england-and-wales-amendment-england-regulations-2026/regulation-23
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