Marine and Coastal Access Bill [HL]

Amendment A36 A36: After Clause 79, insert the following new Clause— "Waste activities in intertidal zone (1) Where any waste operation requires an environmental permit under the Environmental Permitting Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/3538), the Environment Agency may disapply the requirements of those Regulations provided that the conditions specified in subsection (2) are met. (2) The conditions are— (a) the carrying out of the operation is also a licensable marine activity, (b) the Environment Agency considers that, in view of the terms and conditions that will be included in the marine licence, the provisions of those Regulations can be dispensed with, and (c) the Environment Agency issues a notice to that effect to the applicant for the environmental permit and marine licence. (3) In this section, "waste operation" has the meaning given in the Environmental Permitting Regulations 2007."