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Regulation 5 Derogations

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(1)

The Agency may derogate from the requirements of these Regulations—

(a)

in the case of requirements marked (0) in the Schedule to these Regulations, because of exceptional weather or special geographical conditions; or

(b)

where waters classified under these Regulations undergo natural enrichment in certain substances as a result of which they do not comply with the requirements specified in the Schedule to these Regulations for waters of the relevant class.

(2)

In this Regulation, “natural enrichment” means a process whereby without human intervention a given body of water receives from the soil certain substances contained therein.