{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/water-environment-water-framework-directive-solway-tweed-river-basin-district-regulations-2004/schedule-5/paragraph-2",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/water-environment-water-framework-directive-solway-tweed-river-basin-district-regulations-2004/schedule-5/paragraph-2.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2004/99",
  "legislation_title": "The Water Environment (Water Framework Directive) (Solway Tweed River Basin District) Regulations 2004",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/water-environment-water-framework-directive-solway-tweed-river-basin-district-regulations-2004",
  "path": "schedule/5/paragraph/2",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "When interpreting the Directive for the purposes of these Regulations—\n(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 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;\n(b) in sub-paragraph (a), “relevant authority” means—\n(i) the Ministers;\n(ii) the Agencies;\n(iii) any other public body with functions under these Regulations;\n(c) 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;\n(d) any reference to Community legislation (other than a reference to existing Community legislation) is to be read as if it were a reference to assimilated law;\n(e) 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;\n(f) the Directive is to be read as if the following modifications were made to it.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+NI",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Sch. 5 inserted (31.12.2020) by The Floods and Water (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/558), regs. 1(1), 11(6); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Word in Sch. 5 para. 2(d) 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(c)(i)"
    }
  ],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2004/99/schedule/5/paragraph/2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T05:35:36.389849+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}