Environment Protection Regulations 2021
222Temporary prescribed exemptions—operating activities
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222 Temporary prescribed exemptions—operating activities
(1) For the purposes of section 45(2)(c) of the Act, it is a prescribed exemption in relation to an activity set out in item 19 (A13a—Waste and resource recovery—large) in the Table in Schedule 1 if, immediately before the commencement day, a person is engaging in an activity set out in item 19 (A13a—Waste and resource recovery—large).
Reg. 222(2) amended by S.R. No. 123/2021 reg. 8.
(2) An exemption prescribed under subregulation (1) applies to a person for the period beginning on the commencement day and ending on—
(a) if the person applies for an operating licence under section 50 of the Act in relation to the activity before 1 October 2021, the day on which the Authority issues, or refuses to issue, the licence to the person; or
(b) 1 October 2021.
(3) An exemption prescribed under subregulation (1) applies to the extent that the person engages in the activity at the site where the activity was engaged in immediately before the commencement day.