Regulation 14 Environmental objectives: application of regulations 15 to 19

Regulations 15 to 19 must be applied in a way that—

(a)

does not permanently exclude or compromise the achievement of the environmental objectives set in relation to any other water body within the same river basin district;

(b)

is not inconsistent with F1any other F2assimilated law;

(c)

guarantees at least the same level of protection for bodies of water as the EU instruments repealed by Article 22 of the WFD.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Words in reg. 14(b) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Floods and Water (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/558), regs. 1(1), 20(6); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F2: Word in reg. 14(b) substituted (27.2.2025) by The Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/82), reg. 1(2), Sch. 15 para. 39(d)