(1) Section 309A(1)(b)--
renumber as section 309A(1)(c).
(2) Section 309A(1)--
insert--
'(b) geothermal activities, unless under the Geothermal Act the activities are--
(i) geothermal exploration for exempt heat pump production or to evaluate the feasibility of exempt heat pump production; or
(ii) exempt heat pump production; or
(iii) other geothermal production that, under the Geothermal Act, is not of a large-scale; and
Notes--
1 The Geothermal Act does not regulate activities mentioned in subparagraphs (i) and (ii). For the exclusions, see sections 16, 35, 77 and 321 of that Act.
2 However, other legislation may regulate those activities. See the Sustainable Planning Act 2009 and the Plumbing and Drainage Act 2002.'.