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