Paragraph 2 F1

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 relevant authority which, immediately before exit day, was responsible for the United Kingdom's compliance with that obligation, or able to exercise that discretion, in respect of the Solway Tweed River Basin District;

in sub-paragraph (a), “relevant authority” means—

a reference to Article 13 of the Directive is to be read as a reference to Article 13 except in so far as it gives rise to any obligation under Article 15 of the Directive;

any reference to Community legislation (other than a reference to existing Community legislation) is to be read as if it were a reference to F2assimilated law;

any reference to existing Community legislation or existing legislation is to be read as if it were a reference to Community legislation which was in force prior to 23rdOctober 2000;

the Directive is to be read as if the following modifications were made to it.