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Surface Waters (Shellfish) (Classification) Regulations 1997 (S.I. No. 1332 of 1997).

Country/Territory
United Kingdom
Territorial subdivision
England
Document type
Regulation
Date
1997
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Fisheries, Sea, Environment gen.
Keyword
Marine pollution Mariculture Classification/declassification Water quality standards
Geographical area
Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Atlantic, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe
Abstract

These Regulations prescribe a system for classifying the quality of controlled waters which are brackish or coastal and which need protection or improvement in order to support shellfish life and growth, reflecting mandatory values assigned by Council Directive 79/923/EC. The classifications SFW and the criteria for that classification set out in the Schedule shall apply for classifying coastal or brackish waters which need protection. The Regulations also incorporate the reference methods of measurement, and the minimum frequency required for sampling and analysis, laid down in the Directive for those parameters. Sampling of waters shall be done under responsibility of the Environment Agency.

Full text
English
Website
www.opsi.gov.uk

References - Legislation

Implements

Council Directive 79/923/EEC on the quality required of shellfish waters.

Legislation | European Union | 1979

Keyword: Pollution control, Management/conservation, Water quality standards, Freshwater pollution, Freshwater resources management, Classification/declassification

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Water Resources Act 1991 (Chapter 57).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 1991 (2018)

Keyword: Tax/levy, Basic legislation, Institution, Inland waters, Navigation, Irrigation, Freshwater pollution, Flood, Water shortage/drought, Freshwater resources management, River basin institution, Waterworks, Water abstraction, Authorization/permit, Access-to-information, Pollution control

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Amends

Water Resources Act 1991 (Chapter 57).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 1991 (2018)

Keyword: Tax/levy, Basic legislation, Institution, Inland waters, Navigation, Irrigation, Freshwater pollution, Flood, Water shortage/drought, Freshwater resources management, River basin institution, Waterworks, Water abstraction, Authorization/permit, Access-to-information, Pollution control

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Amended by

Surface Waters (Shellfish) (Classification) (Amendment) Regulations 2009 (S.I. No. 1266 of 2009).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 2009

Keyword: Marine pollution, Mariculture, Classification/declassification, Water quality standards

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Repealed by

Water Environment (Water Framework Directive) (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 138 of 2016).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 2016

Keyword: Marine pollution, Aquaculture, Crustaceans, Aquatic animals, Freshwater resources management, Monitoring, Water conservation zone, Freshwater pollution, Institution, Basin/catchment/watershed, Pollution control, Inland waters

Source: FAO, FAOLEX