2009 No. 1264

Water Resources, England And Wales

The Surface Waters (Fishlife) (Classification) (Amendment) Regulations 2009

Made

Laid before Parliament

Laid before the National Assembly for Wales

Coming into force

The Secretary of State in relation to England and, with the agreement of the Welsh Ministers, as respects those parts of Wales within the catchment areas of the rivers Dee, Wye and Severn, and the Welsh Ministers as respects the remainder of Wales, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 82 and 219(2) of the Water Resources Act 19911, and the Secretary of State in exercise of the powers conferred by section 102 of that Act make the following Regulations.

Citation and commencement1

These Regulations may be cited as the Surface Waters (Fishlife) (Classification) (Amendment) Regulations 2009 and come into force on 1 July 2009.

Amendment of the Surface Waters (Fishlife) (Classification) Regulations 19972

In the Surface Waters (Fishlife) (Classification) Regulations 19972, for “Directive 78/659/EEC”, wherever occurring, substitute “Directive 2006/44/EC3”.

Jane DavidsonMinister for Environment, Sustainability and HousingOne of the Welsh Ministers
Huw Irranca-DaviesParliamentary Under Secretary of StateDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Surface Waters (Fishlife) (Classification) Regulations 1997 (S.I. 1997/1331) to reflect the codification of Council Directive 78/659/EEC and its amendments into a single text now contained in Directive 2006/44/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council.

No impact assessment has been produced for this instrument as no impact on business or the voluntary sector is foreseen.