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Regulation 3 River basin districtsF1

United Kingdom

(1)

The area shown on the official map is identified as a river basin district for the purposes of these Regulations and shall be known as the Northumbria River Basin District.

(2)

The Agency must ensure that the official map is published on its website and made available to the public at its principal office.

(3)

The Scottish Environment Protection Agency must ensure that the official map is published on its website and made available to the public at its principal office.

(4)

In this regulation—

(a)

“the official map” means the map of the Northumbria River Basin District produced by the Agency;

(b)

“river basin district” means a district which is the main unit for the management of river basins for the purposes of the Directive, being made up of neighbouring river basins together with associated groundwater, transitional waters and coastal water.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Reg. 3 substituted (3.3.2016) by The Water Environment (Water Framework Directive) (Northumbria and Solway Tweed River Basin Districts) (Amendment) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/139), reg. 1(2), Sch. 1 para. 2