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

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4.—(1) The Secretary of State, the Scottish Ministers, the Agency and the Scottish Environment Protection Agency must exercise their relevant functions so as to secure—

(a)that the requirements of the Directive for the achievement of its environmental objectives, and in particular the programme of measures, are co-ordinated for the whole of the Northumbria River Basin District; and

(b)compliance in relation to that district with the other requirements of the Directive.

(2) In this regulation—

(a)“environmental objectives” means the objectives required to comply with Article 4 of the Directive (environmental objectives) including any objectives required to comply with Article 7(2) and (3) of the Directive (waters used for the abstraction of drinking water); and

(b)“programme of measures” means the programme of measures required to comply with Article 11(2) to (6) of the Directive (programme of measures).

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