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Regulation 8 DerogationsI1

Northern Ireland Not yet in force

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(1)

The Department may derogate from the requirements of these regulations—

(a)

in the case of parameters marked (O) in the Schedules, 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 Schedule 1 or with any standard adopted as a result of regulation 5 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.

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Commencement

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Reg. 8 in operation at 5.1.1998, see reg. 1