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