PART 3Amendment of subordinate legislation

The Urban Waste Water Treatment Regulations (Northern Ireland) 20075.

(1)

The Urban Waste Water Treatment Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007 M1 are amended as follows.

(2)

In regulation 7—

(a)

in paragraph (5), omit “and with the agreement of the Commission pursuant to Article 8(5) of the Directive”;

(b)

in paragraph (7)(a), for “the Directive and other Community Directives” substitute “ these Regulations and retained EU law ”.

(3)

For regulation 15, substitute—

“15.

(1)

The Department and the Department for Infrastructure must, acting jointly, publish a situation report on the disposal of urban waste water and sludge.

(2)

The Department and the Department for Infrastructure must review and assess compliance of agglomerations with these Regulations and publish a report on—

(a)

the level of that compliance;

(b)

identified reasons for non-compliance where applicable;

(c)

proposed measures to achieve compliance with these Regulations.

(3)

A report under paragraphs (1) and (2) must be published in such manner as the Department and the Department for Infrastructure consider appropriate.

(4)

The first reports under paragraphs (1) and (2) must be published by 31st December 2020.

(5)

Subsequent reports must be published at intervals not exceeding two years.”.

(4)

In Part 1 of Schedule 1, in paragraph (c), for “Council Directives” substitute “ retained EU law ”.

(5)

In Part 1 of Schedule 3, in paragraph 4, for “any other relevant Community Directives” substitute “ retained EU law ”.

(6)

In Schedule 4, for “other Community Directives” substitute “ retained EU law ”.