Paragraph 4 Register of protected areas

United Kingdom

(1)

The Agencies must for the Solway Tweed River Basin District—

(a)

by 22nd December 2004 prepare, and

(b)

thereafter keep under review and up to date,

a register of the protected areas lying (whether wholly or partly) within the district.

(2)

In this paragraph, “protected area” means—

(a)

a body of water which has been identified under paragraph 3; F1...

F2(aa)

a shellfish water protected area;

(b)

the areas and bodies of water for the time being designated or otherwise identified as requiring special protection under F3F4assimilated law providing for the protection of surface water and groundwater or for the conservation of habitats or species directly depending on water F5..., including, in particular—

(i)

areas designated for the protection of economically significant aquatic species;

(ii)

bodies of water designated as recreational waters;

(iii)

nutrient-sensitive areas; and

(iv)

areas designated for the protection of habitats or species where the maintenance or improvement of the status of water is an important factor in the protection of the habitats or species.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Word in Sch. 1 para. 4(2)(a) omitted (3.3.2016) by virtue of 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. 7(a)
F2: Sch. 1 para. 4(2)(aa) 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. 7(b)
F3: Words in Sch. 1 para. 4(2)(b) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Floods and Water (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/558), regs. 1(1), 11(3)(a)(i); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F4: Word in Sch. 1 para. 4(2)(b) substituted (27.2.2025) by The Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/82), reg. 1(2), Sch. 15 para. 6(a)(i)
F5: Words in Sch. 1 para. 4(2)(b) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Floods and Water (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/558), regs. 1(1), 11(3)(a)(ii); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)