2015 No. 524

Water Resources, England And Wales

The Surface Waters and Water Resources (Miscellaneous Revocations) Regulations 2015

Made

Laid before Parliament

Laid before the National Assembly for Wales

Coming into force

The Secretary of State makes these Regulations—

a

in relation to England and Wales, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 92 of the Water Industry Act 19911 and section 102 of the Water Resources Act 19912,

b

in relation to England, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 50, 82, 116, and 219(2) of the Water Resources Act 19913, and

c

with the agreement of the Welsh Ministers, in relation to those parts of Wales within the catchment areas of the rivers Dee, Wye and Severn, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 82 of the Water Resources Act 1991.

The Welsh Ministers make these Regulations—

  1. a

    in relation to Wales, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 50 and 116 of the Water Resources Act 1991, and

  2. b

    in relation to Wales, other than those parts within the catchment areas of the rivers Dee, Wye and Severn, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 82 and 219(2) of the Water Resources Act 1991.

Citation and commencement1

These Regulations may be cited as the Surface Waters and Water Resources (Miscellaneous Revocations) Regulations 2015 and come into force on 6th April 2015.

Revocations2

The following Regulations are revoked—

a

the Water Resources (Succession to Licences) Regulations 19694;

b

the Surface Waters (Dangerous Substances) (Classification) Regulations 19895;

c

the Surface Waters (Dangerous Substances) (Classification) Regulations 19926;

d

the Surface Waters (River Ecosystem) (Classification) Regulations 19947;

e

the Surface Waters (Abstraction for Drinking Water) (Classification) Regulations 19968;

f

the Surface Waters (Fishlife) (Classification) Regulations 19979;

g

the Surface Waters (Dangerous Substances) (Classification) Regulations 199710;

h

the Surface Waters (Dangerous Substances) (Classification) Regulations 199811;

i

the Surface Waters (Fishlife) (Classification) (Amendment) Regulations 200312; and

j

the Surface Waters (Fishlife) (Classification) (Amendment) Regulations 200913.

Dan RogersonParliamentary Under Secretary of StateDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Carl SargeantMinister for Natural Resources, one of the Welsh Ministers
EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations revoke ten instruments on surface waters and water resources that are spent or otherwise superseded.

An impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no impact on the private, voluntary or public sectors is foreseen. An Explanatory Memorandum is available alongside the instrument at www.legislation.gov.uk.