4.—(1) The Secretary of State, the Scottish Ministers, the Agency and the Scottish Environment Protection Agency must exercise their relevant functions so as to secure—
(a)that the requirements of the Directive [F1and 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; and
(b)compliance in relation to that district with the other requirements of the Directive[F2, the EQS Directive and the Groundwater Directive].
(2) In this regulation—
(a)“environmental objectives” means 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)[F3, and to comply with the EQS Directive]; and
(b)“programme of measures” means the programme of measures required to comply with Article 11(2) to (6) of the Directive[F4, Article 3(1a) of the EQS Directive and Articles 5(2) and 6(1) of the Groundwater Directive].
Textual Amendments
F1Words in reg. 4(1)(a) substituted (3.3.2016) by The Water Environment (Water Framework Directive) (Northumbria and Solway Tweed River Basin Districts) (Amendment) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/139), reg. 1(2), Sch. 1 para. 3(a)(i)
F2Words in reg. 4(1)(b) inserted (3.3.2016) by The Water Environment (Water Framework Directive) (Northumbria and Solway Tweed River Basin Districts) (Amendment) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/139), reg. 1(2), Sch. 1 para. 3(a)(ii)
F3Words in reg. 4(2)(a) inserted (3.3.2016) by The Water Environment (Water Framework Directive) (Northumbria and Solway Tweed River Basin Districts) (Amendment) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/139), reg. 1(2), Sch. 1 para. 3(b)(i)
F4Words in reg. 4(2)(b) substituted (3.3.2016) by The Water Environment (Water Framework Directive) (Northumbria and Solway Tweed River Basin Districts) (Amendment) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/139), reg. 1(2), Sch. 1 para. 3(b)(ii)