# The Water Environment (Water Framework Directive) (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2016, Regulation 6: Amendment of regulation 9 (monitoring)

Extent: E+W

In regulation 9, after paragraph (5) insert—
“(6) The appropriate agency must maintain, in relation to each shellfish water protected area, a monitoring programme for the purposes of enabling a reliable assessment of whether the shellfish water objectives have been or will be achieved.”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/138/regulation/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/water-environment-water-framework-directive-england-and-wales-amendment-regulations-2016/regulation-6
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