The Water Environment (Shellfish Water Protected Areas: Environmental Objectives etc.) (Scotland) Regulations 2013

Content of river basin management plans

10.—(1) In addition to the matters in Part 1 of schedule 1 to the Act, the river basin management plan (or the next update of it) must include—

(a) along with the list of environmental objectives required by paragraph 5 of the schedule (for each body of surface water and each body of groundwater in the district)—

(i) a list of the environmental objectives set pursuant to regulation 3 for each shellfish water protected area in a river basin district; and

(ii) in addition to the information which is required to be included by regulations 4, 5 and 6, identification of instances where use has been made of those regulations; and

(b) along with the summary of the programme required by paragraph 6 of the schedule—

(i) the ways in which the environmental objectives set pursuant to regulation 3 are to be achieved;

(ii) a summary of the measures taken in relation to any shellfish water protected area which is unlikely to achieve the environmental objectives set pursuant to regulation 3; and

(iii) details of any supplementary measures identified as necessary in order to meet the environmental objectives set pursuant to regulation 3.

(2) In addition to the matters in Part 2 of schedule 1 to the Act, updates of the river basin management plan must include, along with the summary required by paragraph 12 of that schedule, a summary of any reviews carried out under regulations 4(e) and 5(d).