The Water Environment (Water Framework Directive) (Northumbria and Solway Tweed River Basin Districts) (Amendment) Regulations 2016

3.  In regulation 4 (the general duties)— E+W+S

(a) in paragraph (1)—

(i) in sub-paragraph (a), for “for the achievement of its” substitute “and of the EQS Directive for the achievement of the”;

(ii) in sub-paragraph (b), after “Directive” insert “, the EQS Directive and the Groundwater Directive”;

(b) in paragraph (2)—

(i) in sub-paragraph (a), after “(waters used for the abstraction of drinking water)” insert “, and to comply with the EQS Directive”;

(ii) in sub-paragraph (b), for “(programme of measures)” substitute “, Article 3(1a) of the EQS Directive and Articles 5(2) and 6(1) of the Groundwater Directive”.

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 1 para. 3 in force at 3.3.2016, see reg. 1(2)