LegalizeThe Water Environment (Water Framework Directive) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003
Made: 22nd December 2003
Coming into operation: 12th January 2004
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Citation and commencement
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Interpretation
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General duties
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River basin district and international river basin districts
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Characterisation of river basin district and international river basin districts
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Economic analysis of water use in river basin district and international river basin districts
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Bodies of water used for the abstraction of drinking water
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Register of protected areas
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Monitoring
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Recovery of costs for water services and provision of incentives for efficient water use
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Environmental objectives and programmes of measures
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River basin management plans
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River basin management plans: public participation
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River basin management plans: publication
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River basin management plans: review
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Supplementary plans
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Duty to have regard to river basin management plans and supplementary plans
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Publication of information
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Provision of information and assistance by public bodies
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Guidance to public bodies
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SCHEDULE 1 — DIRECTIVE DEFINITIONS
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SCHEDULE 2 — ENACTMENTS IN RELATION TO WHICH DUTIES IN REGULATION 3 APPLY
PART 1
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PART 2
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Signed
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of the Environment on 22nd December 2003.
Judena Goldring — A senior officer of the — Department of the Environment
Explanatory note
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Footnotes
[^f00001]: S.I. 2003/2901
[^f00002]: 1972 c. 68
[^f00003]: O.J. No. L327, 22.12.2000, p. 1; amended by Decision 2455/2001/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20th November 2001 establishing the list of priority substances in the field of water policy and amending Directive 2000/60/EC (O.J. No. L331, 15.12.2001, p. 1)
[^f00004]: 1998 c. 47
[^f00005]: 1954 c. 33 (N.I.)
[^f00006]: O.J. No. L229, 30.8.80, p. 11; amended by Council Directive 98/83/EC of 3rd November 1998 on the quality of water intended for human consumption (O.J. No. L330, 5.12.98, p.32)
[^f00007]: O.J. No. L229, 30.8.80, p. 11; amended by Council Directive 98/83/EC of 3rd November 1998 on the quality of water intended for human consumption (O.J. No. L330, 5.12.98, p.32)
[^f00008]: 1955 c. 15 (N.I.) and 1970 c. 7 (N.I.)
[^f00009]: 1966 c. 17 (N.I.)
[^f00010]: 1972 c. 68
[^f00013]: 1985 c. 48
[^f00018]: S.R. 1990 No. 245
[^f00019]: S.R. 1993 No. 205
[^f00020]: S.R. 1995 No. 12; amended by S.R. 2003 No. 278
[^f00021]: S.R. 1996 No. 603; amended by S.R. 2002 No. 331
[^f00022]: S.R. 1997 No. 488; amended by S.R. 2003 No. 194
[^f00023]: S.R. 1997 No. 489
[^f00024]: S.R. 1998 No. 401; amended by S.R. 2003 No. 46
[^f00025]: S.R. 1998 No. 397
[^f00026]: S.R. 1999 No. 156; amended by S.R. 2003 No. 259
[^f00027]: S.R. 2001 No. 394
[^f00028]: S.R. 2003 No. 7
[^f00029]: S.R. 2003 No. 319
[^f00030]: S.R. 2003 No. 496
[^f00031]: S.R. 2003 No. 46
[^f00032]: S.R. 2003 No. 259
[^f00033]: S.R. 2003 No. 493
Editorial notes
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