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Regulation 4 The general duties

United Kingdom

The Secretary of State, the Scottish Ministers, the Agency and SEPA must exercise their relevant functions so as to secure—

(a)

that the requirements of the Directive F1and of the EQS Directive for the achievement of the environmental objectives, and in particular the programme of measures, are co-ordinated for the whole of the Solway Tweed River Basin District; and

(b)

compliance in relation to that district with the other requirements of the Directive F2, the EQS Directive and the Groundwater Directive.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Words in reg. 4(a) 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. 2 para. 3(a)

F2

Words in reg. 4(b) inserted (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. 2 para. 3(b)