# The Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2016, Paragraph 1: Interpretation of Part 3


In this Part—
“ancient woodland” means any area that has been wooded continuously since at least 1600 AD, including ancient semi-natural woodland and plantations on ancient woodland sites;
“groundwater tracer test” means a study of—
(a)the behaviour or movement of water, or
(b)a contaminant below ground,
which involves the addition to groundwater of a distinguishable material which has nearly identical properties to the contaminant or water being studied;
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“protected site” means—
(a)a wetland designated as a European site (which has the meaning given in regulation 8 of the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017),
(b)a Ramsar site (which has the same meaning as in section 37A of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981),
(c)a nature reserve established by a local authority under section 21 of the National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949, or
(d)a site of special scientific interest (which has the meaning given in section 52(1) of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981);
“specified groundwater remediation scheme” means a remediation scheme which involves the addition of a substance or preparation to groundwater which enhances the rate of remediation of groundwater contaminants;
“water features” includes boreholes, wells, adits, springs, seepage and wetland areas, ponds, lakes and watercourses;
“water features survey” means a survey of all water features within 1 kilometre of the proposed activity that may be affected by it.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/1154/schedule/3/part/3/paragraph/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/environmental-permitting-england-and-wales-regulations-2016/schedule-3/part-3/paragraph-1
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