Water Environment (Water Framework Directive) (Northumbria River Basin District) Regulations 2003 (S.I. 3242 of 2003).

Subject

Fisheries, Water

Keyword

Aquaculture Freshwater resources management Policy/planning Monitoring Potable water Water conservation zone Registration Basin/catchment/watershed Inland waters

Geographical area

Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Atlantic, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe

Abstract

The Northumbria River Basin District is partly in England and partly in Scotland because a number of tributaries of the River Tyne extend into Scotland. The Regulations therefore adapt and apply the Water Environment (Water Framework Directive) (England and Wales) Regulations 2003 and the Water Environment and Water Services (Scotland) Act 2003 in relation to the district to ensure that the Directive's requirements are met for the district as a whole. The principal Regulations otherwise apply to river basin districts that are wholly in England, wholly in Wales, or partly in England and partly in Wales; the Scottish Act otherwise applies to river basin districts that are wholly in Scotland. These Regulations require a new strategic planning process to be established for the purposes of managing, protecting and improving the quality of water resources in the whole district. General responsibility for ensuring that the Directive is given effect in relation to the district is placed on the Secretary of State. Related general duties are placed on the Secretary of State, the Scottish Ministers, the Environment Agency and the Scottish Environment Protection Agency.

Full text

English

Website

www.opsi.gov.uk

References - Legislation

Implements

Directive 2000/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a framework for Community action in the field of water policy.

Legislation | European Union | 2000 (2014)

Keyword: Marine pollution, Potable water, Toxicity/poisoning, Food quality control/food safety, Basic legislation, Pollution control, Effluent waste water/discharge, Hazardous substances, Data collection/reporting, Freshwater resources management, Freshwater pollution, Surface water, Groundwater, Water quality standards, Water conservation zone, Registration, River basin institution, Institution, Basin/catchment/watershed, Right to water, Transboundary effects, International relations/cooperation, Sustainable development, Sustainable use, Pesticides, Human rights, Inland waters

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Implemented by

Floods and Water (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. No. 558 of 2019).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 2019

Keyword: Flood, Water supply, Sustainable development, Freshwater pollution, Water rights, Pollution control

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Amended by

Water Environment (Water Framework Directive) (Northumbria and Solway Tweed River Basin Districts) (Amendment) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 139 of 2016).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 2016

Keyword: Aquaculture, Freshwater resources management, Monitoring, Potable water, Water conservation zone, Basin/catchment/watershed, Sustainable use, Inland waters

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Water Environment (Water Framework Directive) (England and Wales) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 407 of 2017).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 2017

Keyword: Environmental standards, Environmental planning, Policy/planning, Standards, Protection of environment, Freshwater resources management, Monitoring, Potable water, Water conservation zone, Registration, Basin/catchment/watershed, Groundwater, Sustainable development, Ecosystem preservation, Inland waters, Water quality standards, Protected area

Source: FAO, FAOLEX