Surface Waters (Dangerous Substances) (Classification) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1998 (S.R. No. 397 of 1998). Country/Territory United Kingdom Territorial subdivision Northern Ireland Document type Regulation Date 1998 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Sea, Water, Environment gen. Keyword Marine pollution Classification/declassification Hazardous substances Water quality standards Inspection Freshwater pollution Pollution control Geographical area Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Atlantic, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe Entry into force notes Entry into force on 1 February, 1999. Abstract These Regulations prescribe a system of classifying the quality of inland freshwaters, coastal waters and relevant territorial waters (as defined in reg. 2). Regulation 3 and Schedules 1 to 7 create a system for classifying waters according to the presence in them of concentrations of the dangerous substances listed in the Schedules. Sampling requirements are prescribed in regulation 4. Regulation 5, by modifying section 4C of the Water Act (Northern Ireland) 1972, requires (and enables) the Department of the Environment to establish water quality objectives for those dangerous substances by applying the classifications prescribed in the Regulations. The Regulations, in requiring the establishment of water quality objectives for the dangerous substances listed in the Schedules, fulfil the requirements of Articles 3 and 7 of Council Directive 76/464/EC in relation to the families and groups of substances within List I and List II respectively of that Directive. Full text English Website www.opsi.gov.uk References - Legislation Implements Council Directive 76/464/EEC on pollution caused by certain dangerous substances discharged into the aquatic environment of the Community. Legislation | European Union | 1976 Keyword: Marine pollution, Pollution control, Effluent waste water/discharge, Hazardous substances, Authorization/permit, Freshwater pollution, Surface water, Groundwater, Water quality standards Source: FAO, FAOLEX Repealed by Water Framework Directive (Priority Substances and Classification) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2011 (S.R. No. 10 of 2011). Legislation | United Kingdom | 2011 Keyword: Marine pollution, Inland waters, Freshwater pollution, Classification/declassification, Standards, Monitoring, Environmental planning, Pollution control, Policy/planning Source: FAO, FAOLEX