The Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2025

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

39.  The Water Environment (Water Framework Directive) (England and Wales) Regulations 2017(1) are amended as follows—

(a) in regulation 10(2)(b) for “retained EU” substitute “assimilated”;

(b) in regulation 11(4)(a) for “retained EU” substitute “assimilated”;

(c) in regulation 13(6), in both places it occurs, for “retained EU” substitute “assimilated”;

(d) in regulation 14(b) for “retained EU” substitute “assimilated”;

(e) in regulation 20(2)(j)(iv)(aa) for “retained EU” substitute “assimilated”;

(f) in regulation 36(1), (3) and (5) for “retained EU” substitute “assimilated”;

(g) in the definition of “good surface water chemical status” in paragraph 1(2) of Schedule 1 for “retained EU” substitute “assimilated”;

(h) in Schedule 5—

(i) in paragraph 2(c) for “retained EU” substitute “assimilated”;

(ii) in paragraph 3 for “retained EU” substitute “assimilated”;

(iii) in paragraph 4(b) for “retained EU” substitute “assimilated”;

(iv) in paragraph 5(a) and (b) for “retained EU” substitute “assimilated”;

(v) in paragraph 7(a) and (b) for “retained EU” substitute “assimilated”;

(vi) in paragraph 12(b)(i)(aa), (i)(bb) and (ii)(aa) for “retained EU” substitute “assimilated”;

(vii) in paragraph 13(a)(i), (ii) and (iii) for “retained EU” substitute “assimilated”;

(viii) in paragraph 14(d) and (f) for “retained EU” substitute “assimilated”;

(ix) in paragraph 16(a) for “retained EU” substitute “assimilated”;

(x) in paragraph 18(b) for “retained EU” substitute “assimilated”;

(xi) in paragraph 24(b) for “retained EU” substitute “assimilated”;

(xii) in paragraph 28(b) for “retained EU” substitute “assimilated”.

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S.I. 2017/407; regulations 10, 11, 13, 14, 20, 36 and Schedule 1 were amended and Schedule 5 was inserted by S.I. 2019/558.