Water Framework Directive (Priority Substances and Classification) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015 (S.R. No. 45 of 2015). Country/Territory United Kingdom Territorial subdivision Northern Ireland Document type Regulation Date 2015 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Sea, Water, Environment gen. Keyword Marine pollution Inland waters Freshwater pollution Classification/declassification Water quality standards Groundwater Pollution control Geographical area Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Atlantic, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe Abstract These Regulations amend Water Framework Directive (Priority Substances and Classification) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2011 in Schedules 1, 2 and 3 and by adding a new Schedule. Schedule 1 requires the Department to assign a type or types and to apply environmental standards and biological boundary values in respect of rivers, lakes, transitional and coastal waters. Schedules 2 and 3 require the Department to classify surface waters and groundwater. The new Schedule 5 concern standards for shellfish waters, i.e. any water classified under the Surface Waters (Shellfish) (Classification) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997. Full text English Website www.opsi.gov.uk References - Legislation Amends 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