SI 2016/1026
28th October 2016
Developer fined £600,000
3rd November 2016

SI 2016/1029.

The Petroleum Licensing (Exploration and Production) (Landward Areas) (Amendment) (England and Wales) Regulations 2016. Comes into force 15th December. This amendment to The Petroleum Licensing (Exploration and Production) (Landward Areas) Regulations 2014 (SI 2014/1686) adds a clause with prohibits hydraulic fracturing from a well if the well pad is in a “Protected Area” in England or Wales.