# The Groundwater (England and Wales) Regulations 2009, Regulation 5: Exceptions


These Regulations do not apply in relation to the consequences of accidents or exceptional circumstances of natural cause that could not reasonably have been foreseen, avoided or mitigated.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2009/9780111480816/regulation/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-groundwater-england-and-wales-regulations-2009/regulation-5
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