# The Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2025, Paragraph 27: Water Environment (Water Framework Directive) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2017


The Water Environment (Water Framework Directive) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2017 are amended as follows—
(a) in regulation 10(2)(b) for “retained EU” substitute “assimilated”;
(b) in regulation 11(2)(c)(i) for “retained EU” substitute “assimilated”;
(c) in regulation 13(6) for “retained EU”, in both places it occurs, substitute “assimilated”;
(d) in regulation 14(b) for “retained EU” substitute “assimilated”;
(e) in regulation 20(2)(j)(iv)(aa) for “retained EU” substitute “assimilated”;
(f) in paragraph 1(2) of Schedule 1 in the definition of “good surface water chemical status” for “retained EU” substitute “assimilated”;
(g) in Part 1 of Schedule 5 for “retained EU” substitute “assimilated” in the following provisions—
(i) paragraph 2(c);
(ii) paragraph 3;
(iii) paragraph 5(b);
(iv) paragraph 6(a) and (b);
(v) paragraph 8(a) and (b);
(vi) paragraph 14(b)(i)(aa) and (b)(ii)(aa);
(vii) paragraph 15(a)(i), (ii) and (iii);
(viii) paragraph 16(d) and (f);
(ix) paragraph 18(a);
(h) in Part 2 of Schedule 5 in paragraphs 2(b) and 8(b) for “retained EU” substitute “assimilated”;
(i) in Part 3 of Schedule 5 in paragraph 4(b) for “retained EU” substitute “assimilated”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2025/82/schedule/10/paragraph/27 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/retained-eu-law-revocation-and-reform-act-2023-consequential-amendments-regulations-2025/schedule-10/paragraph-27
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