Environmental Management and Pollution Control (Underground Petroleum Storage Systems) Regulations 2020

The Director may, by notice, declare an area of land to be a groundwater protection zone for the purposes of these regulations.

The Director may declare under subregulation (1) an area of land to be a groundwater protection zone – to protect water resources such as drinking-water resources in the ground and on the surface; or to protect sensitive ecosystems that may be affected by groundwater quality, such as internationally listed wetlands; or for any other reason determined by the Director.

The Director may, by notice, vary or revoke a declaration made under subregulation (1).