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The Water Environment (Water Framework Directive) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2017

S.R. 2017/81 · Made 28 April 2017 · Extends to Northern Ireland

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Environmental Protection

Made 28th April 2017

Coming into operation 22nd May 2017

The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs being a department designated M1 in relation to the environment for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 M2, makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of that Act.C1C2

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Marginal citations

M1

S.I. 2008/301; to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations

M2

1972 c.68

Modifications

C1

Regulations power to amend or modify conferred (9.1.2022 for specified purposes, 28.2.2022 in so far as not already in force for N.I.) by Environment Act 2021 (c. 30), ss. 89, 147(2)(l)(6) (with s. 144); S.R. 2022/54, art. 2(1)(n)

C2

Regulations power to amend or modify conferred (28.2.2022) by Environment Act 2021 (c. 30), ss. 91, 147(6) (with s. 144); S.R. 2022/54, art. 2(1)(o)

Contents

  1. Part 1: Introductory
  2. 1Citation, commencement and application
  3. 2Interpretation
  4. 3Duties on Departments
  5. Part 2: River basin districts and water bodies
  6. 4River basin district and international river basin districts
  7. 5Characterisation of river basin district and international river basin districts
  8. 6Classification of water bodies
  9. 7Economic analysis of water use in river basin district and international river basin districts
  10. Part 3: Protected areas
  11. 8Bodies of water used for the abstraction of drinking water
  12. 9Designation of shellfish waters
  13. 10Register of protected areas
  14. Part 4: Monitoring
  15. 11Monitoring programmes
  16. Part 5: Environmental Objectives and Programme of Measures
  17. 12Procedure for setting environmental objectives and programmes of measures
  18. 13The environmental objectives
  19. 14Environmental objectives: application of regulations 15 to 19
  20. 15Designation of bodies of surface water as artificial or heavily modified bodies of surface water
  21. 16Extended deadlines for environmental objectives
  22. 17Setting less stringent objectives
  23. 18Natural causes or force majeure
  24. 19Modifications to physical characteristics of water bodies
  25. 20Content of programmes of measures
  26. 21Implementation of programme of measures
  27. 22Action where environmental objectives unlikely to be achieved
  28. 23Recovery of costs for water service and provision of incentives for efficient water use
  29. Part 6: River Basin Management Plans
  30. 24Application of this Part
  31. 25River basin management plans: content
  32. 26Review of river basin management plans
  33. 27River basin management plans: public participation
  34. 28River basin management plans: publication
  35. 29Supplementary plans
  36. 30River basin management plans: duties on public bodies
  37. Part 7: General
  38. 31Publication of information
  39. 32Provision of information and assistance by public bodies
  40. 33Guidance to public bodies
  41. 34Revocations
  42. 35Regulation 35
  43. 36Regulation 36
  44. 37Transitional provision
  45. 38Consequential amendments
  46. Signature
  47. Schedule 1: Directive definitions
  48. 1Paragraph 1
  49. Schedule 2: Enactments in relation to which duties in regulation 3 apply
  50. 1Paragraph 1
  51. 2Paragraph 2
  52. 3Paragraph 3 Repealed
  53. 4Paragraph 4
  54. 5Paragraph 5
  55. 6Paragraph 6
  56. 7Paragraph 7
  57. 8Paragraph 8
  58. 9Paragraph 9
  59. 10Paragraph 10
  60. 11Paragraph 11
  61. 12Paragraph 12
  62. 13Paragraph 13
  63. 14Paragraph 14
  64. 15Paragraph 15
  65. 16Paragraph 16
  66. 17Paragraph 17
  67. 18Paragraph 18
  68. 19Paragraph 19
  69. 20Paragraph 20
  70. 21Paragraph 21
  71. 22Paragraph 22
  72. 23Paragraph 23
  73. 24Paragraph 24
  74. 25Paragraph 25
  75. 26Paragraph 26
  76. 27Paragraph 27
  77. 28Paragraph 28
  78. 29Paragraph 29
  79. 30Paragraph 30
  80. 31Paragraph 31
  81. Schedule 3: EU INSTRUMENTS FOR THE PROTECTION OF WATER Repealed
  82. 1Paragraph 1 Repealed
  83. 2Paragraph 2 Repealed
  84. 3Paragraph 3 Repealed
  85. 4Paragraph 4 Repealed
  86. 5Paragraph 5 Repealed
  87. 6Paragraph 6 Repealed
  88. 7Paragraph 7 Repealed
  89. 8Paragraph 8 Repealed
  90. 9Paragraph 9 Repealed
  91. 10Paragraph 10 Repealed
  92. 11Paragraph 11 Repealed
  93. Schedule 4: Consequential amendments
  94. 1The Water Framework Directive (Classification, Priority Substances and Shellfish Waters) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015
  95. 2The Water Environment (Floods Directive) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009
  96. 3The Marine Strategy Regulations 2010
  97. 4The Groundwater Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009
  98. 5The Quality of Bathing Waters (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2008
  99. 6The Chemical Analysis of Water Status (Technical Specifications) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2011
  100. Schedule 5: Modification of Directives
  101. Part 1: Modifications of the Directive
  102. 1Paragraph 1
  103. 2Paragraph 2
  104. 3Paragraph 3
  105. 4Paragraph 4
  106. 5Paragraph 5
  107. 6Paragraph 6
  108. 7Paragraph 7
  109. 8Paragraph 8
  110. 9Paragraph 9
  111. 10Paragraph 10
  112. 11Paragraph 11
  113. 12Paragraph 12
  114. 13Paragraph 13
  115. 14Paragraph 14
  116. 15Paragraph 15
  117. 16Paragraph 16
  118. 17Paragraph 17
  119. 18Paragraph 18
  120. Part 2: Modifications of the Groundwater Directive
  121. 1Paragraph 1
  122. 2Paragraph 2
  123. 3Paragraph 3
  124. 4Paragraph 4
  125. 5Paragraph 5
  126. 6Paragraph 6
  127. 7Paragraph 7
  128. 8Paragraph 8
  129. Part 3: Modifications of the EQS Directive
  130. 1Paragraph 1
  131. 2Paragraph 2
  132. 3Paragraph 3
  133. 4Paragraph 4
  134. 5Paragraph 5
  135. 6Paragraph 6
  136. Explanatory note