SCHEDULE 4Consequential amendments

The Chemical Analysis of Water Status (Technical Specifications) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 20116

1

The Chemical Analysis of Water Status (Technical Specifications) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2011 M1 are amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3).

2

In regulation 2(1)—

a

omit the definition of “the 2003 Regulations”;

b

for the definition of “protected area” insert—

“protected area” has the same meaning as in regulation 10(2) of the 2017 Regulations;

c

for the definition of “river basin district and international river basin districts” substitute—

“river basin district” and “international river basin districts” have the same meaning as in regulation 2(1) of the 2017 Regulations;

d

after the definition of “river basin district and international river basin districts” insert—

“the 2017 Regulations” means the Water Environment (Water Framework Directive) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2017;

3

In regulations 3 and 7 for “regulation 9 of the 2003 Regulations” substitute “ regulation 11 of the 2017 Regulations ”.