New Clause 1: Infrastructure Bill [Lords]
New Clause 1— Hydraulic fracturing
‘(1) The Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2010, Schedule 1, Part 2, Chapter 1, is amended as follows:
(2) After Section 1.2 insert—
“SECTION 1.3
Hydraulic fracturing activities
Part A(1)
(a) carrying out exploration or assessments prior to hydraulic fracturing;
(b) drilling wells for use in hydraulic fracturing;
(c) process of hydraulic fracturing;
(d) decommissioning and long-term maintenance of hydraulic fracturing wells.””—(Tom Greatrex.)