Citation and commencement
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Surface Waters (Fishlife) (Classification) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003 and shall come into operation on 17th April 2003.
Amendment of the Surface Waters (Fishlife) (Classification) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997
2. For regulation 7(5) of the Surface Waters (Fishlife) (Classification) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997(1) there shall be substituted –
“(5) Where the Department’s records show that the quality of any waters classified under these Regulations is appreciably higher for any parameter than the minimum required by these Regulations for waters of that class –
(a)the Department may decide that the frequency of sampling may be reduced for that parameter; and
(b)if there is no pollution or risk of deterioration in the quality of those waters, the Department may decide that no sampling for that parameter is necessary.”.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of the Environment on 25th March 2003.
L.S.
Judena Goldring
A senior officer of the
Department of the Environment