EC of the European Parliament and of the CouncilF1

For the purposes of regulation 9C(3)(a), Article 11(3)(j) of Directive 2000/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council is to be read as if—

(1)

the reference to “Member States” were a reference to the appropriate authority or local authority which, immediately before IP completion day, was able to exercise the discretion described in the Article in respect of Northern Ireland; and

(2)

in the words after the sixth indent, “environmental objectives” means—

“in relation to a river basin district in Northern Ireland, the objectives set under regulation 12, in accordance with regulation 13, of the Water Environment (Water Framework Directive) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2017;

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Regs. 9A-9E inserted (31.12.2020) by The Waste (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Northern Ireland) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/271), regs. 1, 5(3) (as amended by S.I. 2019/1443, regs. 1(2), 3; 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1) and S.R. 2020/284, regs. 1(1), 4(2)(5))