PART 3Amendments of legislation concerning water
CHAPTER 1Amendment of primary legislation
The Water Resources Act 199129
In section 93(7) of the Water Resources Act 199173, after “water policy” insert “, as last amended by Commission Directive 2014/101/EU”.
CHAPTER 2Amendments of secondary legislation
The Urban Waste Water Treatment (England and Wales) Regulations 199430
1
The Urban Waste Water Treatment (England and Wales) Regulations 199474 are amended as follows.
2
In regulation 2(1)—
a
in the definition of “the Directive”, after “treatment,” insert “as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1137/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council75,”;
b
in the words after the definition of “Wales”, after “used” insert “in these Regulations and”.
3
In Schedule 1, in Part 1, in sub-paragraph (b), for the words from “the concentration” to “Member States” substitute “50 mg/l of nitrates in 95% of the samples”.
The Water Supply (Water Fittings) Regulations 199931
In regulation 4(2)(a) of the Water Supply (Water Fittings) Regulations 199976, for “and repealing Council Directive 89/106/EEC77” substitute “, as last amended by Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 574/201478”.
The Drinking Water (Undertakings) (England and Wales) Regulations 200032
The Water Environment (Water Framework Directive) (Solway Tweed River Basin District) Regulations 200433
In Schedule 1 to the Water Environment (Water Framework Directive) (Solway Tweed River Basin District) Regulations 200481—
a
in paragraph 3(2), for the words from “Council Directive 80/778/EC82” to the end substitute “Council Directive 98/83/EC on the quality of water intended for human consumption83”;
b
in paragraph 14A(1)—
i
after “on the market”, in the first place it occurs, insert “, as last amended by Commission Regulation (EU) 2018/605,”;
ii
at the end, insert “, as last corrected by a corrigendum”.
The Water Environment (Water Framework Directive) (England and Wales) Regulations 201734
In regulation 23(1) of the Water Environment (Water Framework Directive) (England and Wales) Regulations 201784—
a
after “on the market”, in the first place it occurs, insert “, as last amended by Commission Regulation (EU) 2018/605,”;
b
at the end, insert “, as last corrected by a corrigendum”.
The Water Abstraction and Impounding (Exemptions) Regulations 201735
1
The Water Abstraction and Impounding (Exemptions) Regulations 201785 are amended as follows.
2
In regulation 2(1)—
a
for the definition of “the 2010 Regulations” substitute—
“the 2017 Regulations” means the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 201786;
b
in the definition of “conservation site”—
i
in paragraph (a), for “regulation 10(5) of the 2010 Regulations” substitute “regulation 12(5) of the 2017 Regulations”;
ii
in paragraph (b), for “regulation 11 of the 2010 Regulations” substitute “regulation 13 of the 2017 Regulations”;
iii
in paragraph (c), for “regulations 12A and 12B, respectively, of the 2010 Regulations” substitute “regulations 15 and 16, respectively, of the 2017 Regulations”;
c
in the definition of “protected species”, in paragraph (a), for “regulation 40(1) of, and Schedule 2 to, the 2010 Regulations” substitute “regulation 42(1) of, and Schedule 2 to, the 2017 Regulations”.
3
In regulation 14(1)(b), for “regulation 99(2) of the 2010 Regulations” substitute “regulation 102(2) of the 2017 Regulations”.