The Marine Strategy Regulations 2010 No. 1627

[F1 PART 6 U.K. Powers to make regulations

Textual Amendments

F1 Pt. 6 inserted (31.12.2020) by The Environment (Legislative Functions from Directives) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1350), regs. 1, 23; 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

Power to establish standardised methods U.K.

23.   The Secretary of State may, by regulations, make provision specifying standardised methods relating to the application of—

(a) any qualitative descriptors for determining good environmental status (see Annex 1 to the Directive);

(b) any ecosystem elements, anthropogenic pressures and human activities relevant to marine waters (see Annex 3 to the Directive);

(c) any characteristics to be taken into account for setting environmental targets (see Annex 4 to the Directive);

(d) any monitoring programmes (see Annex 5 to the Directive).]