# Surface Waters (Dangerous Substances) (Classification) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1998, Regulation 5: Modification of Section 4C of the Water Act (Northern Ireland) 1972


Section 4C of the Water Act (Northern Ireland) 1972 shall have effect as if–
(a) it imposed a duty on the Department to exercise the powers conferred on it by that section to apply the classification–
(i) DS1 to all inland freshwaters;
(ii) DS2 to all coastal waters and relevant territorial waters;
(iii) DS3 to all relevant territorial waters, coastal waters and inland freshwaters;
(iv) DS4 to all inland freshwaters;
(v) DS5 to all coastal waters and relevant territorial waters;
(vi) DS6 to all inland freshwaters;
(vii) DS7 to all coastal waters and relevant territorial waters; and
(b) in relation to the establishment of water quality objectives in pursuance of that duty, subsections (3) to (7) of that section were omitted.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/1998/397/regulation/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/surface-waters-dangerous-substances-classification-regulations-northern-ireland-1998/regulation-5
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