# Surface Waters (Dangerous Substances) (Classification) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1998, Regulation 3: Classification of waters


(1) The classification DS1 and the criteria for that classification set out in Schedule 1 shall apply for classifying inland freshwaters.
(2) The classification DS2 and the criteria for that classification set out in Schedule 2 shall apply for classifying coastal waters and relevant territorial waters.
(3) The classification DS3 and the criteria for that classification set out in Schedule 3 shall apply for classifying relevant territorial waters, coastal waters and inland freshwaters.
(4) The classification DS4 and the criteria for that classification set out in Schedule 4 shall apply for classifying inland freshwaters with a view to reducing the pollution of those waters by the substances listed in that Schedule.
(5) The classification DS5 and the criteria for that classification set out in Schedule 5 shall apply for classifying coastal waters and relevant territorial waters with a view to reducing the pollution of those waters by the substances listed in that Schedule.
(6) The classification DS6 and the criteria for that classification set out in Schedule 6 shall apply for classifying inland freshwaters with a view to reducing the pollution of those waters by the substances listed in that Schedule.
(7) The classification DS7 and the criteria for that classification set out in Schedule 7 shall apply for classifying coastal waters and relevant territorial waters with a view to reducing the pollution of those waters by the substances listed in that Schedule.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/1998/397/regulation/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/surface-waters-dangerous-substances-classification-regulations-northern-ireland-1998/regulation-3
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