The Water Environment (Water Framework Directive) (Northumbria River Basin District) Regulations 2003

Interpretation

2.  In these Regulations—

“the Directive” means Directive 2000/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23rd October 2000 establishing a framework for Community action in the field of water policy, as amended(1);

“the principal Regulations” means the Water Environment (Water Framework Directive) (England and Wales) Regulations 2003(2);

“the Northumbria River Basin District” means the area identified by regulation 3(1);

“relevant functions” means—

(a)

in relation to the Secretary of State and the Agency, functions under regulations 5 to 20 of the principal Regulations and, so far as material, the enactments listed in Parts 1 and 2 of Schedule 2 to those Regulations (which relate to statutes and subordinate instruments respectively); and

(b)

in relation to the Scottish Ministers and the Scottish Environment Protection Agency, functions under Part 1 of the Scottish Act, as applied by regulation 6;

“the Scottish Act” means the Water Environment and Water Services (Scotland) Act 2003(3); and

“the Scottish Ministers” has the meaning given by section 127 of the Scotland Act 1998(4).

(1)

O.J. No. L327, 22.12.2000, p. 1; amended by Decision 2455/2001/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20th November 2001 establishing the list of priority substances in the field of water policy and amending Directive 2000/60/EC (O.J. No. L331, 15.12.2001, p. 1).

(2)

S.I. 2003/3242.

(3)

2003 asp 3.

(4)

1998 c. 46.