# The Planning (Hazardous Substances) Regulations 2015, Paragraph 7


Paragraph 6 does not apply to—
(a) a site used for the storage of metallic mercury pursuant to Article 3(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 1102/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the banning of exports of metallic mercury and certain mercury compounds and mixtures and the safe storage of metallic mercury ;
(b) onshore underground gas storage in natural strata, aquifers, salt cavities and disused mines;
(c) chemical and thermal processing operations and storage related to those operations; or
(d) operational tailings disposal facilities, including tailing ponds or dams, containing a hazardous substance.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/627/schedule/2/paragraph/7 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/planning-hazardous-substances-regulations-2015/schedule-2/paragraph-7
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