The Groundwater (England and Wales) Regulations 2009

Made: 29th October 2009

Coming into force: 30th October 2009

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PART 1 — Introduction

Citation, application and commencement

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Interpretation

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Meaning of “hazardous substance”

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Meaning of “non-hazardous pollutant”

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Exceptions

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Exemptions granted by the Agency

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PART 2 — Permits

Granting a permit

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Preventing the input of hazardous substances into groundwater

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Permits relating to non-hazardous pollutants to avoid pollution

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Discharges that may be permitted

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Permits generally

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Review of permits

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PART 3 — Discharge of a hazardous substance or non-hazardous pollutant

Discharge of a hazardous substance or non-hazardous pollutant

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Application of the Water Resources Act 1991

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Transfer of a permit granted under regulation 13

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Grant of a permit under regulation 13

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PART 4 — Enforcement and penalties

Power to require the provision of information

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Prohibition notice

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Appeals against notices

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Codes of practice

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Particulars to be included in registers

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Penalties

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Offences by bodies corporate

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Offences by partnerships and unincorporated associations

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Revocation

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Signed

Huw Irranca-Davies — Parliamentary Under Secretary of State — 29th October 2009

Jane Davidson — Minister for Environment, Sustainability and Housing — 29th October 2009

Explanatory note

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Footnotes

[^f00001]: 1999 c. 24. Functions of the Secretary of State under section 2 (except in relation to offshore oil and gas exploration and exploitation), so far as exercisable in relation to Wales, were transferred to the National Assembly for Wales by article 3 of S.I. 2005/1958. Those functions were then transferred to the Welsh Ministers by paragraph 30 of Schedule 11 to the Government of Wales Act 2006 (c. 32).

[^f00002]: The reference in section 2(8) to approval by each House of Parliament has effect in relation to exercise of functions by the Welsh Ministers as if it were a reference to approval by the National Assembly for Wales by virtue of paragraph 33 of Schedule 11 to the Government of Wales Act 2006.

[^f00003]: 1991 c. 57.

[^f00004]: S. I. 2007/3538.

[^f00005]: 1993 c. 12.

[^f00006]: OJ No L327, 22.12.2000, p. 1 as last amended by Directive 2008/105/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ No L 348, 24.12.2008, p. 84).

[^f00007]: OJ No. L372, 27.12.2006, p. 19.

[^f00008]: 1980 c. 66.

[^f00009]: 1991 c. 57.

[^f00010]: Section 190 was amended by Schedule 22 to the Environment Act 1995 (c. 25).

[^f00011]: Sections 191A and 191B were inserted by paragraph 170 of Schedule 22 to the Environment Act 1995.

[^f00012]: 1925 c. 86. Subsections (1) and (2) of section 33 were repealed by the Magistrates’ Courts Act 1952 (c. 55), section 132 and Schedule 6; subsection (3) was amended by the Courts Act 1971 (c. 23), section 56(1) and Schedule 8, part II, paragraph 19; subsection (4) was amended by the Courts Act 2003 (c. 39), section 109(1) and (3), Schedule 8, paragraph 71 and Schedule 10, and by the Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980 (c. 43), section 154 and Schedule 7, paragraph 5; subsection (5) was repealed by the Magistrates’ Court Act 1952, section 132, Schedule 6.

[^f00013]: 1980 c. 43. Sub-paragraph 2(a) was amended by the Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996 (c. 25), section 47, Schedule 1, paragraph 13, and was repealed by the Criminal Justice Act 2003 (c. 44), sections 41 and 332, Schedule 3, part 2, paragraph 51, sub-paragraphs (1), (13)(a), and Schedule 37, part 4 (with effect from a date to be appointed); paragraph 5 was repealed by the Criminal Justice Act 1991 (c. 53), sections 25(2) and 101(2) and Schedule 13; paragraph 6 was amended by the Criminal Justice Act 2003, section 41, Schedule 3, part 2, paragraph 51, sub-paragraphs (1) and (13)(b) (with effect from a date to be appointed).

[^f00014]: S. I. 1998/2746.

Citation, application and commencement

Interpretation

Meaning of “hazardous substance”

Meaning of “non-hazardous pollutant”

Exceptions

Exemptions granted by the Agency

Granting a permit

Preventing the input of hazardous substances into groundwater

Permits relating to non-hazardous pollutants to avoid pollution

Discharges that may be permitted

Permits generally

Review of permits

Discharge of a hazardous substance or non-hazardous pollutant

Application of the Water Resources Act 1991

Transfer of a permit granted under regulation 13

Grant of a permit under regulation 13

Power to require the provision of information

Prohibition notice

Appeals against notices

Codes of practice

Particulars to be included in registers

Penalties

Offences by bodies corporate

Offences by partnerships and unincorporated associations

Revocation

Editorial notes

[^key-a8cd580a7be14c13f9f8dfb47e4ba92f]: Regulations revoked (6.4.2010 immediately after S.I. 2009/3381 comes into force) by The Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2010 (S.I. 2010/675), reg. 1(1)(b), Sch. 27 (with regs. 1(2), 108(2)-(4))

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