50Group to which activity or plant belongs

50 Group to which activity or plant belongs

50 Group to which activity or plant belongs

(1) An activity carried out, or plant operated, on non-scheduled premises belongs to—

(a) if the carrying on of the activity, or the operation of the plant, commences after the commencement of this Regulation—Group C, or

(b) otherwise—the Group in which the activity or plant belonged immediately before the commencement of this Regulation, except as otherwise provided by this Subdivision.

Note—

The groups in which activity or plant belonged originally was as follows—

(a) Group A—if it commenced to be carried on or to operate (commenced)—

(i) before 1 August 1997, or

(ii) on or after 1 August 1997 under a development consent granted to a development application made before 1 August 1997,

(b) Group B—if it commenced on or after 1 August 1997 under a development consent granted to a development application made on or after 1 August 1997 and before 1 September 2005,

(c) Group C—if it commenced on or after 1 September 2005 under a development consent granted to a development application made on or after 1 September 2005.

(2) Except as provided by section 51(2), an activity or plant that belongs to both Group C and another Group is taken to belong to Group C.