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Onshore Hydraulic Fracturing (Protected Areas) Regulations 2016 (S.I. No. 384 of 2016).

Pays/Territoire
Royaume-Uni
Type du document
Règlement
Date
2016
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Sujet
Environnement gén., Ressources minérales, Eau
Mot clé
Aire protégée Exploitation minière Hydrocarbures Eaux souterraines Pollution des eaux douces Pollution par les hydrocarbures Lutte contre la pollution
Aire géographique
Îles de l'Océan Atlantique, Europe, Europe et Asie Centrale, Atlantique Nord, Mer du Nord, Atlantique du Nord-Est, Europe du Nord
Résumé

These Regulations are made under sections 4B Petroleum Act 1998. They define the terms “protected groundwater source areas” and “other protected areas” for the purposes of section 4A of the Petroleum Act 1998 In these Regulations, “groundwater” has the same meaning as in the Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2010. Sections 4A and 4B of the 1998 Act are inserted by the Infrastructure Act 2015 (c.7) and set out certain requirements and safeguards in relation to onshore hydraulic fracturing in England and Wales. Column one of the table in section 4A sets out conditions which must be met before the Secretary of State may issue a hydraulic fracturing consent. Specifically, conditions 5 and 6 provide that associated hydraulic fracturing is not to take place in “protected groundwater source areas” or “other protected areas”.

Texte intégral
Anglais
Site web
www.opsi.gov.uk