Regulation 8 Content of monitoring programmeI1
Scotland
The monitoring programme prepared by SEPA under section 8(2) of the Act must (without prejudice to any other requirement of the programme) for each shellfish water protected area in a river basin district—
cover monitoring of the quality of the area;
enable a reliable assessment of—
the shellfish water quality of the area;
the extent to which each environmental objective set for the area pursuant to regulation 3 has been, or is likely to be, achieved; and
any risks to the achievement of those environmental objectives; and
enable the area to be classified by reference to its shellfish water quality in accordance with any relevant directions given to SEPA by the Scottish Ministers (in exercise of powers conferred by the Act or any other relevant enactment).
Monitoring in relation to each shellfish water protected area pursuant to paragraph (1) must be commenced within the period of 3 months beginning with the date on which the area is designated under section 5A(1) of the Act (instead of the date specified in section 8(3) of the Act).