# Groundwater Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009, Paragraph 2

Extent: N.I.

When interpreting the Directive for the purposes of these Regulations—
(a) a reference to one or more member States in a provision imposing an obligation or conferring a discretion on a member State or member States is to be read as a reference to the Department;
(b) any reference to “Community legislation” is to be read as if it were a reference to assimilated law;
(c) the Directive is to be read as if the following modifications were made to it.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2009/254/schedule/2/part/2/paragraph/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/groundwater-regulations-northern-ireland-2009/schedule-2/part-2/paragraph-2
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