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The Water Environment (Water Framework Directive) (England and Wales) Regulations 2003

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  1. Introductory Text

  2. 1.Title, commencement, extent and application

  3. 2.Interpretation

  4. 3.The general duties

  5. 4.River basin districts

  6. 5.Characterisation of river basin districts

  7. 6.Economic analysis of water use in river basin districts

  8. 7.Bodies of water used for the abstraction of drinking water

  9. 8.Register of protected areas

  10. 9.Monitoring

  11. 10.Environmental objectives and programmes of measures

  12. 11.River basin management plans

  13. 12.River basin management plans: public participation

  14. 13.River basin management plans: submission for approval

  15. 14.River basin management plans: approval

  16. 15.River basin management plans: review

  17. 16.Supplementary plans

  18. 17.Duty to have regard to river basin management plans and supplementary plans

  19. 18.Publication of information

  20. 19.Provision of information and assistance

  21. 20.Directions and guidance to public bodies

  22. Signature

    1. SCHEDULE 1

      DIRECTIVE DEFINITIONS

      1. “Aquifer” means a subsurface layer or layers of rock or...

    2. SCHEDULE 2

      ENACTMENTS IN RELATION TO WHICH DUTIES IN REGULATION 3 APPLY

      1. PART 1 STATUTES

        1. 1.Section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972.

        2. 2.The Salmon and Freshwater Fisheries Act 1975.

        3. 3.Part 2 of the Food and Environment Protection Act 1985...

        4. 4.Parts 1, 2 and 2A of the Environmental Protection Act...

        5. 5.Part 4 of the Water Industry Act 1991 (sewerage services)....

        6. 6.Parts 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 of the...

        7. 7.The Environment Act 1995.

      2. PART 2 SUBORDINATE INSTRUMENTS

        1. 8.The Sludge (Use in Agriculture) Regulations 1989.

        2. 9.The Surface Waters (Dangerous Substances) (Classification) Regulations 1989.

        3. 10.The Control of Pollution (Silage, Slurry and Agricultural Fuel Oil)...

        4. 11.The Bathing Waters (Classification) Regulations 1991 and the National Rivers...

        5. 12.The Surface Waters (Dangerous Substances) (Classification) Regulations 1992.

        6. 13.The Waste Management Licensing Regulations 1994.

        7. 14.The Urban Waste Water Treatment (England and Wales) Regulations 1994....

        8. 15.The Protection of Water Against Agricultural Nitrate Pollution (England and...

        9. 16.Surface Waters (Abstraction for Drinking Water) (Classification) Regulations 1996 and...

        10. 17.The Surface Waters (Fishlife) (Classification) Regulations 1997 and the Surface...

        11. 18.The Surface Waters (Shellfish) (Classification) Regulations 1997 and the Surface...

        12. 19.The Surface Waters (Dangerous Substances) (Classification) Regulations 1997.

        13. 20.The Surface Waters (Dangerous Substances) (Classification) Regulations 1998.

        14. 21.Action Programme for Nitrate Vulnerable Zones (England and Wales) Regulations...

        15. 22.The Groundwater Regulations 1998.

        16. 23.The Pollution Prevention and Control (England and Wales) Regulations 2000....

        17. 24.The Landfill (England and Wales) Regulations 2002.

        18. 25.The Nitrate Vulnerable Zones (Additional Designations) (England) (No. 2) Regulations...

        19. 26.The Bathing Waters (Classification) (England) Regulations 2003.

        20. 27.The Urban Waste Water Treatment (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations...

  24. Explanatory Note

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