# The Water Environment (Water Framework Directive) (England and Wales) Regulations 2017, 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 any other assimilated 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(c) guarantees at least the same level of protection for bodies of water as the EU instruments repealed by Article 22 of the WFD.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2017/407/regulation/14 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/water-environment-water-framework-directive-england-and-wales-regulations-2017/regulation-14
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