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The Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2011

Consolidated Text Cited authorities 93 Cited in Amendments 101 Related
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JurisdictionUK Non-devolved
CitationSI 2011/2043
  • may be cited as the Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2011; and
  • come into force on 1st October 2011, except regulations 2, 3, 12 and 14 which come into force on the day after the day on which these Regulations are made.
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  • The 2010 Regulations are amended in accordance with regulations 4 to 15.
    • (1) Paragraph (1) of regulation 2 (interpretation: general) is amended as follows.(2) In the definition of “radioactive material”, for “paragraph 2” substitute “ paragraph 3 ”.(3) In the definition of “radioactive substances activity”, for “paragraph 5” substitute “ paragraph 11 ”.(4) After the definition of “radioactive substances activity”, insert—
      “radioactive substances exemption” means an exemption under Part 7 of Schedule 23 from the requirement for an environmental permit in respect of a radioactive substances activity;
    .    (5) In the definition of “radioactive waste”, for “paragraph 4” substitute “ paragraph 3 ”.(6) In the definition of “waste”, for “paragraph (4) ” substitute “ paragraph (5) where it applies ”.(7) For paragraph (4) substitute—
    • (4) Paragraph (5) applies where a person (“A”) —
    • (a) carries on a radioactive substances activity described in paragraph 11(2) (b) or (c) or (4) of Part 2 of Schedule 23 in respect of radioactive waste;
    • (b) is exempt under regulation 12(3) from the requirement for an environmental permit in respect of that activity and that waste (“the relevant exemption”) ; and
    • (c) the waste (“the applicable radioactive waste”) is—(i) NORM waste (as that term is defined in Part 7 of Schedule 23) ; or(ii) the waste described in the first, second or sixth row of column 1 of table 6 in Part 7 of Schedule 23.
    carries on a radioactive substances activity described in paragraph 11(2) (b) or (c) or (4) of Part 2 of Schedule 23 in respect of radioactive waste;is exempt under regulation 12(3) from the requirement for an environmental permit in respect of that activity and that waste (“the relevant exemption”) ; andNORM waste (as that term is defined in Part 7 of Schedule 23) ; orthe waste described in the first, second or sixth row of column 1 of table 6 in Part 7 of Schedule 23.(8) After paragraph (4) , insert—
    • (5) Where this paragraph applies, for so long as the relevant exemption applies to A, the applicable radioactive waste must be treated for the purposes of these Regulations as if it were waste other than radioactive waste.
    .    Where this paragraph applies, for so long as the relevant exemption applies to A, the applicable radioactive waste must be treated for the purposes of these Regulations as if it were waste other than radioactive waste.
  • In paragraph (1) of regulation 5 (interpretation: exempt facilities) , for the definition of “exempt groundwater activity”, substitute—
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    • (1) Regulation 67 is amended as follows.(2) After the definition of “2007 transitional application”, insert the following definition—
      “article” and “substance” have the meaning given to them in Schedule 23 to these Regulations.
    .    (3) The definition of “radioactive substances exemption order” is revoked.
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  • Schedule 2 (consequential amendments) has effect.
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