# The Water Environment (Water Framework Directive) (Northumbria River Basin District) Regulations 2003, Regulation 1: Title, commencement and extent

Extent: E+W+S+NI

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Water Environment (Water Framework Directive) (Northumbria River Basin District) Regulations 2003 and shall come into force on 2nd January 2004.
(2) Regulation 6 has the same extent as Part 1 of the Scottish Act (protection of the water environment) and the other provisions of these Regulations extend to Great Britain and the adjacent territorial sea.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2003/3245/regulation/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/water-environment-water-framework-directive-northumbria-river-basin-district-regulations-2003/regulation-1
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