{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/water-environment-water-framework-directive-northumbria-river-basin-district-regulations-2003/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/water-environment-water-framework-directive-northumbria-river-basin-district-regulations-2003/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2003/3245",
  "legislation_title": "The Water Environment (Water Framework Directive) (Northumbria River Basin District) Regulations 2003",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/water-environment-water-framework-directive-northumbria-river-basin-district-regulations-2003",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "WATER RESOURCES, ENGLAND\nWATER RESOURCES, SCOTLAND\nMade 10th December 2003\nLaid before Parliament 11th December 2003\nComing into force 2nd January 2004\nThe Secretary of State, being a Minister designated for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 in relation to matters relating to water resources, in exercise of the powers conferred upon her by that section, hereby makes the following Regulations:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+NI",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "Regulations: power to amend or modify conferred (9.1.2022 for specified purposes, 28.2.2022 in so far as not already in force for N.I.) by Environment Act 2021 (c. 30), ss. 89, 147(2)(l)(6) (with s. 144); S.R. 2022/54, art. 2(1)(n)"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "S.I. 2003/2901."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1972 c. 68."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "The power of the Minister to make regulations in relation to matters as regards Scotland is preserved by section 57(1) of the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46)."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2003/3245/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T05:37:01.248424+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}