PART 2Amendment of primary legislation

Water Resources Act 1991I14

1

The Water Resources Act 1991 M1 is amended as follows.

2

In section 93 M2—

a

in subsection (1B), for the words from “enabling” to “in relation to” substitute “ achievement of ”;

b

omit subsection (2C);

c

in subsection (7), at the appropriate places insert the following definitions—

  • “environmental objectives”—

    1. a

      in relation to the Solway Tweed River Basin District, means the objectives as defined in regulation 2 of the Water Environment (Water Framework Directive) (Solway Tweed River Basin District) Regulations 2004 (S.I. 2004/99);

    2. b

      in relation to the Northumbria River Basin District, means the objectives referred to in the WFD Regulations as applied and modified by regulation 5 of the Water Environment (Water Framework Directive) (Northumbria River Basin District) Regulations 2003 (S.I. 2003/3245);

    3. c

      in relation to any other river basin district, within the meaning of the WFD Regulations, has the same meaning as in those regulations;

“hydromorphological quality element” has the same meaning as in the Water Framework Directive;

“the WFD Regulations” means the Water Environment (Water Framework Directive) (England and Wales) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/407).

3

In section 102 M3—

a

in the heading, at the end insert “ etc. ”;

b

in the words before paragraph (a), omit “enabling Her Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom to give effect”;

c

for paragraph (a) substitute—

a

giving effect to any retained EU obligations, or

d

at the beginning of paragraph (b) insert “ enabling Her Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom to give effect ”.

4

In section 116 M4—

a

in the heading, at the end insert “ etc. ”;

b

in subsection (1)—

i

in the words before paragraph (a), omit “enabling Her Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom to give effect”;

ii

for paragraph (a) substitute—

a

giving effect to any retained EU obligations, or

iii

at the beginning of paragraph (b) insert “ enabling Her Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom to give effect ”.

5

In each of sections 161ZA M5 and 161ZB M6 omit subsection (3).

6

In section 161ZC M7—

a

in subsection (8), omit the words from “and in sections” to the end;

b

after subsection (8) insert—

9

In sections 161ZA and 161ZB, “environmental objectives”, “hydromorphological quality element” and “Water Framework Directive” have the meanings given by section 93(7) of this Act.

7

In section 204(2)(k) M8, for “an EU obligation” substitute “ a retained EU obligation ”.