{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/surface-waters-shellfish-classification-amendment-regulations-northern-ireland-2009/regulation-3",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/surface-waters-shellfish-classification-amendment-regulations-northern-ireland-2009/regulation-3.json",
  "legislation": "nisr/2009/61",
  "legislation_title": "The Surface Waters (Shellfish) (Classification) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/surface-waters-shellfish-classification-amendment-regulations-northern-ireland-2009",
  "path": "regulation/3",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": "Amendments to the Surface Waters (Shellfish) (Classification) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997",
  "text": "(1) The Surface Waters (Shellfish) (Classification) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997 are amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (6).\n(2) In paragraph 2 of regulation 2 (Interpretation), for “ Directive 79/923/EEC (quality required of shellfish waters)” substitute “Directive 2006/113/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the quality required of shellfish waters (“Directive 2006/113/EC”)”.\n(3) In regulation 3 after “brackish waters” insert “for the purposes of Directive 2006/113/EC”.\n(4) In the following provisions, for “Directive 79/923/EEC” (in each place) substitute “Directive 2006/113/EC”.\n(a) regulation 5(b) (Guideline values and no deterioration principle);\n(b) regulation 9(a) (Modification of section 4C of the Water Act (Northern Ireland) 1972).\n(5) In the heading for column 1 in the table contained in Schedule 1 (Criteria for classification of waters as shellfish waters) for “79/923/EEC” substitute “Directive 2006/113/EC”.\n(6) In the heading for column 1 in the table contained in Schedule 2 (Guideline values in relation to the quality of shellfish waters) for “79/923/EEC” substitute “Directive 2006/113/EC”.",
  "extent": "N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Regulations revoked with savings (with application in accordance with reg. 1(b), 4(1) of the amending Rule) by The Water Environment (Water Framework Directive) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2017 (S.R. 2017/81), reg. 36 (with reg. 37)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Reg. 3 in operation at 27.3.2009, see reg. 1"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "S.R. 1997/489."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "Directive 79/923/EEC (O.J. No. L281, 10.11.1979, p. 47) was repealed by codified Directive 2006/113/EC (O.J. No. L376, 27.12.2006, p. 14)."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2009/61/regulation/3",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T01:33:10.055353+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}