The Water Environment (Water Framework Directive) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2017

[F1 PART 3 N.I. Modifications of the EQS Directive

Textual Amendments

F1 Sch. 5 inserted (31.12.2020) by The Water (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/112), regs. 1(1), 12(12); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

1.   A reference to the EQS Directive, or to any provision of it, is to be read in accordance with this Part. N.I.

2.   When interpreting the EQS Directive for the purpose of these Regulations— N.I.

(a) a reference to one or more member States in a provision imposing an obligation or conferring a discretion on a member State or member States is to be read as a reference to the Department;

(b) the EQS Directive is to be read as if the following modifications were made to it.

3.   Article 3 is to be read as if— N.I.

(a) a reference to a provision of Commission Directive 2009/90/EC laying down, pursuant to Directive 2000/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, technical specifications for chemical analysis and monitoring of water quality were modified in accordance with paragraph 2(a);

(b) paragraph 5a were omitted.

4.   Article 4 is to be read as if— N.I.

(a) in paragraph (2)(b), for “referred to in Directive 2008/1/EC” there were substituted “ under the Pollution, Prevention and Control (Industrial Emissions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2013 ”;

(b) in paragraph (3), the reference to “Community law” were a reference to retained EU law.

5.   Article 5 is to be read as if— N.I.

(a) references to Directive 91/414/EEC were read as references to Regulation (EC) 1107/2009;

(b) paragraph 3 were omitted.

6.   The following Articles were omitted— N.I.

(a) Article 6(1)(c) and (2);

(b) Article 7a;

(c) in Article 8a(1), the final sentence of the second subparagraph;

(d) Article 8b(4);

(e) Article 8c;

(f) Article 13.]