The Water Environment (Water Framework Directive) (Northumbria River Basin District) Regulations 2003
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(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Water Environment (Water Framework Directive) (Northumbria River Basin District) Regulations 2003 and shall come into force on 2nd January 2004.(2) Regulation 6 has the same extent as Part 1 of the Scottish Act (protection of the water environment) and the other provisions of these Regulations extend to Great Britain and the adjacent territorial sea.In these Regulations— (1) The area shown on the official map is identified as a river basin district for the purposes of these Regulations and shall be known as the Northumbria River Basin District.(2) The Agency must ensure that the official map is published on its website and made available to the public at its principal office.(3) The Scottish Environment Protection Agency must ensure that the official map is published on its website and made available to the public at its principal office.“the official map” means the map of the Northumbria River Basin District produced by the Agency;“river basin district” means a district which is the main unit for the management of river basins for the purposes of the Directive, being made up of neighbouring river basins together with associated groundwater, transitional waters and coastal water.that the requirements of the DirectiveF4and of the EQS Directive for the achievement of the environmental objectives, and in particular the programme of measures, are co-ordinated for the whole of the Northumbria River Basin District; andcompliance in relation to that district with the other requirements of the DirectiveF5, the EQS Directive and the Groundwater Directive.“environmental objectives” means the objectives set under regulation 12, in accordance with regulation 13, of the principal Regulations (as applied by regulation 5 of these Regulations) ;“programme of measures” means the programme of measures established under regulation 12, in accordance with regulation 20, of the principal Regulations (as applied by regulation 5 of these Regulations) ;references to the Directive, the EQS Directive and the Groundwater Directive are to be read in accordance with Schedule 5 (modification of directives) to the principal Regulations.(1) Subject to the modifications in paragraphs (2) to (5) , the provisions of the principal Regulations set out in paragraph (1A) apply to the Northumbria River Basin District as they apply to river basin districts identified by regulation 4(1) of the principal Regulations.F27regulations 2, 5 to 22, 24 to 36, 38 and F34Schedules 1, 3 and 5, in relation to the whole of the Northumbria River Basin District;. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .in paragraph (1) , the definitions of “the appropriate authority”, “the appropriate agency” and “the NRBW” were omitted; andF28paragraph (2) were omitted.(2A) The principal Regulations shall have effect as if, for each reference to “the appropriate agency”, there were substituted a reference to “the Agency”.(2B) The principal Regulations shall have effect as if, for each reference to “the appropriate authority”, there were substituted a reference to “the Secretary of State”.(2C) F22Regulation 9 (designation of shellfish waters) shall have effect as if F23paragraph (8) were omitted.after paragraph (2) (a) there were inserted—
- (aa) send copies of the statement, summary or draft plan to the Scottish Environment Protection Agency which shall make them accessible to the public free of charge through its website, at its principal office ...;
- (aa) in the Edinburgh Gazette; and
- (a) the Secretary of State and the Scottish Ministers;
- (aa) the Scottish Environment Protection Agency;
- (aaa) every responsible authority which has functions exercisable in or in relation to any part of the river basin district;
- (e) every local planning authority in England any part of whose area is within the river basin district;
- (ff) the River Tweed F11Commission;
- (5) In this regulation—
- (a) “appropriate nature conservation bodies” means the Joint Nature Conservation Committee, F12Natural England and Scottish Natural Heritage;
- (b) “harbour” and “harbour authority” have the meanings given by section 57 of the Harbours Act 1964;
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