Section 5

In these Regulations— “exempt facility” means— an exempt waste operation, an exempt water discharge activity, an exempt groundwater activity, or an exempt flood risk activity; “exempt flood risk activity” means a flood risk activity that meets the requirements of paragraph 9 of Schedule 2; “exempt groundwater activity” means— a stand-alone groundwater activity that meets the requirements of— in relation to Wales only, paragraph 7 of Schedule 2; in relation to England only, paragraph 8 of Schedule 2, or a groundwater activity that— is a groundwater tracer test as defined in paragraph 1 of Part 3 of Schedule 3, is also a radioactive substances activity by virtue of the using of radioactive material as a part of that test, and meets the requirements of— in relation to Wales only, paragraph 7 of Schedule 2; in relation to England only, paragraph 8 of Schedule 2; “exempt waste operation” means a waste operation— that is not carried on at an installation, and that meets the requirements of paragraph 4(1) of Schedule 2; “exempt water discharge activity” means a stand-alone water discharge activity that meets the requirements of— in relation to Wales only, paragraph 5 of Schedule 2; in relation to England only, paragraph 6 of Schedule 2.

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Source: legislation.gov.uk · retrieved 2026-07-30