[F1 SCHEDULE 5 SInterpretation of Directives for the purposes of Part 1

Textual Amendments

F1 Sch. 5 inserted (31.12.2020) by The Environment (EU Exit) (Scotland) (Amendment etc.) Regulations 2019 (S.S.I. 2019/26), regs. 1, 2(6) (as amended by S.S.I. 2019/175, regs. 1(1)(b), 8(2)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

PART 1 SThe Directive

Modifications to the Articles S

2 SArticle 2 is to be read as if—

(a) in paragraph 24, for the words from “in Annex IX” to the end, there were substituted “ by the Priority Substances Directive, and under relevant [F2 assimilated] law which sets environmental quality standards ”,

(b) in paragraph 37, for the words from “Directive 80/778/EEC” to the end, there were substituted “ Council Directive 98/83/EC on the quality of water intended for human consumption ”.]

Textual Amendments

F2 Word in sch. 5 para. 2(a) substituted (1.1.2024) by The Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023 (Consequential Amendments) (Scotland) Regulations 2023 (S.S.I. 2023/374), reg. 1(1), sch. 1 para. 4(2)(b)