# The Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2026, Regulation 4: Amendment to regulation 2 (interpretation: general)


In regulation 2(1), after the definition of “exemption authority” insert—
““exemption condition” means a condition determined by the Agency in accordance with Part 4 of Schedule 2 and relating to—
(a) an operation relating to temporary storage of waste pending collection,
(b) a waste operation,
(c) a water discharge activity, or
(d) a groundwater activity;”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2026/9780348288001/regulation/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-environmental-permitting-england-and-wales-amendment-england-regulations-2026/regulation-4
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