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The Water Environment (Water Framework Directive) (Northumbria and Solway Tweed River Basin Districts) (Amendment) Regulations 2016

Consolidated Text As Enacted Cited authorities 54 Cited in Amendments 4 Related
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JurisdictionUK Non-devolved
CitationSI 2016/139
(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Water Environment (Water Framework Directive) (Northumbria and Solway Tweed River Basin Districts) (Amendment) Regulations 2016.(2) These Regulations come into force on 3rd March 2016 immediately after the commencement of the Water Environment (Water Framework Directive) (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2016(3) These Regulations extend to Great Britain.
  • The Water Environment (Water Framework Directive) (Northumbria River Basin District) Regulations 2003 (“the Northumbria Regulations”)
  • The Water Environment (Water Framework Directive) (Solway Tweed River Basin District) Regulations 2004 (“the Solway Tweed Regulations”)
    • for the definition of “the Directive” substitute—
      • “the Directive” means Directive 2000/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a framework for Community action in the field of water policy;
    ;    in the appropriate places insert—
      • “the Agency” means the Environment Agency;
    ;
      • “the EQS Directive” means Directive 2008/105/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on environmental quality standards in the field of water policy;
    ;
      • “the Groundwater Directive” means Directive 2006/118/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the protection of groundwater against pollution and deterioration;
    .    (2) For regulation 3 (river basin districts) substitute—
      (3)
    • (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.
    • (4) In this regulation—
    • (a) “the official map” means the map of the Northumbria River Basin District produced by the Agency;
    • (b) “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.
    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.The Agency must ensure that the official map is published on its website and made available to the public at its principal office.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.in sub-paragraph (a) , for “for the achievement of its” substitute “and of the EQS Directive for the achievement of the”;in sub-paragraph (b) , after “Directive” insert “, the EQS Directive and the Groundwater Directive”;in sub-paragraph (a) , after “(waters used for the abstraction of drinking water) ” insert “, and to comply with the EQS Directive”;in sub-paragraph (b) , for “(programme of measures) ” substitute “, Article 3(1a) of the EQS Directive and Articles 5(2) and 6(1) of the Groundwater Directive”.for paragraphs (1) and (2) substitute—
    • (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.
    Subject to the modifications in paragraphs (2) to (5) , the provisions of the principal Regulationsregulations 2, 5 to 18, 19 and 20, in relation to the whole of the Northumbria River Basin District;regulation 18A, only in relation to the part of the Northumbria River Basin District which is in England.in paragraph (1) , the definitions of “the appropriate authority”, “the appropriate agency” and “the NRBW” were omitted; andparagraphs (1A) and (1B) were omitted.The principal Regulations shall have effect as if, for each reference to “the appropriate agency”, there were substituted a reference to “the Agency”.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”.Regulation 7A (designation of shellfish waters) shall have effect as if paragraph (7) were omitted.in the modification made by sub-paragraph (a) to regulation 12(2) , omit “and at the principal office for its East Region”;in the modification made by sub-paragraph (c) (iii) to regulation 12(4) , for “Commissioners” substitute “Commission”;in sub-paragraph (a) as modified, for “English Nature” substitute “Natural England”;for sub-paragraph (c) as modified, substitute—
    • (c) “the River Tweed Commission” means the body constituted in accordance with article 5 of the Scotland Act 1998 (River Tweed) Order 2006;
    “the River Tweed Commission” means the body constituted in accordance with article 5 of the Scotland Act 1998 (River Tweed) Order 2006in the modification made by paragraph (4) to regulation 13(1) , omit “and at the principal office for its East Region”;in the modification made by paragraph (5) to regulation 14(3) , omit “and at the principal office for its East Region”;after paragraph (5) insert—
    • (6) Regulation 17 (duty to have regard to plans) shall have effect as if “the Welsh Ministers,” and “, the NRBW” were omitted.
    .    Regulation 17 (duty to have regard to plans) shall have effect as if “the Welsh Ministers,” and “, the NRBW” were omitted.(5) In regulation 6 (application of Part 1 of the Scottish Act to the Northumbria River Basin District) , omit paragraph (6) .for the definition of “the Directive” substitute—
      • “the Directive” means Directive 2000/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a framework for Community action in the field of water policy;
    ;    for the definition of “environmental objectives” substitute—
      • “environmental objectives” means—
        • (a) the objectives required to comply with Article 4 of the Directive (environmental objectives) including any objectives required to comply with Article 7(2) and (3) of the Directive (waters used for the abstraction of drinking water) and the EQS Directive; and
        • (b) in relation to a shellfish water protected area within the Solway Tweed River Basin District, without prejudice to the objectives under paragraph (a) , the water quality objectives necessary or desirable to improve or protect that shellfish water protected area in order to support shellfish life and growth and to contribute...

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