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Guidance to the Agency

15.—(1) The Secretary of State may issue guidance to the Agency with respect to the exercise of the Agency’s functions under these Regulations.

(2) In the exercise of its functions, the Agency must have regard to any guidance issued under paragraph (1).

(3) The Secretary of State must publish any guidance issued under paragraph (1) on a website maintained by or on behalf of the Secretary of State(1).

(1)

Any guidance published online can also be obtained in hardcopy by writing to the Water Quality Division, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Nobel House, 17 Smith Square, London SW1P 3JR.