# The Water Environment (Water Framework Directive) (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2015, Regulation 3: Regulation 2 (interpretation)

Extent: E+W

(1) In regulation 2(1)—
(a) omit the definition of “the Assembly”;
(b) for the definition of “the Directive”, substitute—
““the Directive” means Directive 2000/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23rd October 2000 establishing a framework for Community action in the field of water policy;”;
(c) in the definition of “environmental objectives”, after “(waters used for the abstraction of drinking water)”, insert “, and the EQS Directive”;
(d) in the definition of “public body”, for “or the Assembly” substitute “, the Welsh Ministers, the First Minister for Wales or the Counsel General to the Welsh Government”;
(e) insert each of the following in the appropriate place—
““the EQS Directive” means Directive 2008/105/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on environmental quality standards in the field of water policy;”;
““existing obligations” means the obligations (on environmental quality standards in the field of water policy) under Directive 2008/105/EC (“the original Directive”) before it was amended by Directive 2013/39/EU including, in particular, the achievement of good surface water chemical status in relation to the substances and the associated environmental quality standards listed in the original Directive;”;
““the table of priority substances” means the table in Part A of Annex I to the EQS Directive;”.
(2) In regulation 2(1B)—
(a) in the opening words and in paragraphs (a) and (b), omit each “and each of its principal regional offices”; and
(b) in paragraph (c), omit “and each of their principal regional offices”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/1623/regulation/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/water-environment-water-framework-directive-england-and-wales-amendment-regulations-2015/regulation-3
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