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

1.  In regulation 2(1) (interpretation)— E+W+S

(a) for the definition of “the Directive” substitute—

““the Directive” means Directive 2000/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a framework for Community action in the field of water policy;”;

(b) for the definition of “environmental objectives” substitute—

““environmental objectives” means—

(a)

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 the EQS Directive; and

(b)

in relation to a shellfish water protected area within the Solway Tweed River Basin District, without prejudice to the objectives under paragraph (a), the water quality objectives necessary or desirable to improve or protect that shellfish water protected area in order to support shellfish life and growth and to contribute to the high quality of shellfish products suitable for human consumption;”;

(c) in the appropriate places insert—

““the EQS Directive” means Directive 2008/105/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on environmental quality standards in the field of water policy;”;

““existing obligations” means the obligations (on environmental quality standards in the field of water policy) under the EQS Directive before it was amended by Directive 2013/39/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council(1) including, in particular, the achievement of good surface water chemical status in relation to the substances and the associated environmental quality standards listed in the EQS Directive before it was so amended;”;

““the Groundwater Directive” means Directive 2006/118/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the protection of groundwater against pollution and deterioration;”;

““shellfish” means crustaceans and molluscs of any kind, and includes any brood, ware, half-ware, spat or spawn of shellfish;”;

““shellfish water objectives” means the objectives in paragraph (b) of the definition of environmental objectives;”;

““shellfish water protected area” means—

(a)

in relation to an area of water in England, an area of water designated under regulation 3A;

(b)

in relation to an area of water in Scotland, an area of water designated under section 5A of the Scottish Act(2);”;

““the table of priority substances” means the table in Part A of Annex I to the EQS Directive;”;

(d) in the definition of “programme of measures”, 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. 2 para. 1 in force at 3.3.2016, see reg. 1(2)

(1)

OJ No L 226, 24.8.2013, p 1.

(2)

2003 asp. 3; section 5A was inserted by the Aquaculture and Fisheries (Scotland) Act 2013 (2013 asp 7), section 54(2).