Regulation 5 Modification of section 30C of the Control of Pollution Act 1974

it imposed a duty on the Secretary of State to exercise his powers under that section to apply the classification DS6 to all inland waters and the classification DS7 to all coastal waters and relevant territorial waters and to specify 1st July 1998 as the relevant date in each case; and

in relation to performance of that duty and the resulting water quality objectives, subsections (3) to (6) of that section (reviews and consultation requirements) were omitted.