The Water Environment (Water Framework Directive) (England and Wales) Regulations 2017

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

1.—(1) The Water Environment (Water Framework Directive) (Northumbria River Basin District) Regulations 2003 M1 are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 2—

(a) in the definition of “the principal Regulations”, for “the Water Environment (Water Framework Directive) (England and Wales) Regulations 2003” substitute “ the Water Environment (Water Framework Directive) (England and Wales) Regulations 2017 ”;

(b) in paragraph (a) of the definition of “relevant function”, for “regulations 5 to 20” substitute “ regulations 5 to 36 ”.

(3) Regulation 5 is amended as follows—

(a) in paragraph (1A)—

(i) in sub-paragraph (a), for “regulations 2, 5 to 18, 19 and 20” substitute “regulations 2, 5 to 22, 24 to 36, 38 and Schedules 1 and 3;

(ii) in sub-paragraph (b), for “regulation 18A” substitute “ regulation 23 ”;

(b) in paragraph (2)(b), for “paragraphs (1A) and (1B)” substitute “ paragraph (2) ”;

(c) in paragraph (2C)—

(i) for “Regulation 7A” substitute “ Regulation 9 ”;

(ii) for “paragraph (7)” substitute “ paragraph (8) ”;

(d) in paragraph (3)—

(i) in the words before paragraph (a), for “Regulation 12” substitute “ Regulation 29 ”;

(ii) for sub-paragraph (c)(iv) substitute—

“(iv) after sub-paragraph (j) there were inserted—

“(ja) Scottish Water;””;

(iii) in sub-paragraph (d), for sub-paragraph (h) of the substituted paragraph (5) substitute—

“(h) “the relevant date”, in relation to a plan, means—

(i) if a period of time has been directed under regulation 27(1)(a), the date on which that period begins, or

(ii) otherwise, the date by which the Secretary of State is next required under regulation 31(5) to publish an updated plan;”;

(e) in paragraph (4), for “Regulation 13” substitute “ Regulation 30 ”;

(f) in paragraph (5)—

(i) for “Regulation 14” substitute “ Regulation 31 ”;

(ii) for “paragraph 3(a)” substitute “ paragraph 4(a) ”;

(g) in paragraph (6)—

(i) for “Regulation 17” substitute “ Regulation 33 ”;

(ii) for “the NRBW” substitute “ NRW ”.

(4) Regulation 6 is amended as follows—

(a) in paragraph (3)(b)(i) —

(i) for “regulation 14” substitute “ regulation 31 ”;

(ii) for “regulation 16” substitute “ regulation 32 ”;

(b) in paragraph (5), for “regulation 14” substitute “ regulation 31 ”.

Marginal Citations

M1 S.I. 2003/3245, amended by S.I. 2016/139.