Surface Waters (Shellfish) (Classification) (Scotland) Regulations 1997 (S.I. No. 2470, S. 162 of 1997). Country/Territory United Kingdom Territorial subdivision Scotland Document type Regulation Date 1997 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Fisheries, Sea, Environment gen. Keyword Marine pollution Mariculture Crustaceans Aquatic animals Water quality standards Classification/declassification 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 coastal or brackish waters, which need protection or improvement in order to support shellfish life and growth. The classification "shellfish waters" (SWF), and the criteria for that classification set out in the Schedule to these Regulations, shall apply for classifying controlled waters which are coastal and brackish waters for the purposes of Directive 79/923/EC which need protection or improvement in order to support shellfish (bivalve and gasteropod molluscs) life and growth and thus contribute to the high quality of shellfish products directly edible by man. The Scottish Environment Protection Agency shall ensure that waters classified under these Regulations are sampled and samples are analysed in accordance with provisions contained in regulations 3 and 4. These Regulations prescribe the methods and the minimum frequency required for sampling and analysis. The Schedule contains criteria for the classification of waters as shellfish waters. (7 regulations) 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 Amended by Surface Waters (Shellfish) (Classification) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2007 (S.S.I. No. 427 of 2007). Legislation | United Kingdom | 2007 Keyword: Marine pollution, Mariculture, Crustaceans, Aquatic animals, Water quality standards, Classification/declassification Source: FAO, FAOLEX Repealed by Water Environment (River Basin Management Planning: Further Provision) (Scotland) Regulations 2013 (S.I. No. 323 of 2013). Legislation | United Kingdom | 2013 Keyword: Aquaculture, Inland fisheries, Freshwater resources management, Policy/planning, Pollution control, Freshwater pollution, Institution, Basin/catchment/watershed, Inland waters Source: FAO, FAOLEX