PART 5Environmental Objectives and Programme of Measures

Implementation of programme of measures

21.—(1) The Department must ensure that the implementation of measures required in accordance with regulation 20 does not lead—

(a)to increased pollution of marine waters;

(b)to increased pollution of surface waters either directly or indirectly.

(2) Paragraph (1) does not apply to the extent that compliance with it would result in increased pollution of the environment as a whole.