The Urban Waste Water Treatment (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2003

Decisions taken on a review of sensitive areas or high natural dispersion areas

2.—(1) Where the appropriate authority decides on a review under regulation 3(2) of the principal Regulations(1)—

(a) that any area of water identified as a sensitive area or as a high natural dispersion area should no longer be identified as such; or

(b) that any area of water not previously identified as a sensitive area or as a high natural dispersion area should be identified as such,

the authority shall give notice in writing to the Environment Agency informing the Agency of its decision and the date on which it takes effect.

(2) The appropriate authority shall before its decision takes effect—

(a) publish the notice mentioned in paragraph (1)—

(i) through its web-site;

(ii) if the notice relates to England, in the London Gazette; and

(iii) if the notice relates to Wales, in at least one daily newspaper circulating throughout that part of Wales to which the notice relates;

(b) ensure that revised maps are deposited with the Environment Agency—

(i) reflecting the authority’s decision; and

(ii) indicating the date on which the decision takes effect; and

(c) take such other steps as it considers appropriate to publicise its decision.

(3) A decision on a review under regulation 3(2) of the principal Regulations takes effect on the date stated in the appropriate authority’s notice under paragraph (1) and shall continue in force until a subsequent decision changing it following such a review takes effect.

(1)

The function of the Secretary of State under regulation 3(2) of the principal Regulations has been transferred in relation to Wales by article 2 of the National Assembly for Wales (Transfer of Functions) Order 2000 (S.I. 2000/253) (see the entry in Schedule 1 for the Urban Waste Water Treatment (England and Wales) Regulations 1994 (S.I. 1994/2841).