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 Department;

a reference to Article 13 of the Water Framework Directive is to be read as if it were a reference to Article 13 except in so far as it gives rise to any obligation under Article 15 of that 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 23rd October 2000;

the Water Framework Directive is to be read as if it the following modification were made to it.