# The Water Environment (Water Framework Directive) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2017, Paragraph 2

Extent: N.I.

When interpreting the EQS Directive for the purpose of these Regulations—
(a) a reference to one or more member States in a provision imposing an obligation or conferring a discretion on a member State or member States is to be read as a reference to the Department;
(b) the EQS Directive is to be read as if the following modifications were made to it.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2017/81/schedule/5/part/3/paragraph/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/water-environment-water-framework-directive-regulations-northern-ireland-2017/schedule-5/part-3/paragraph-2
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