The Water Environment (Water Framework Directive) (Northumbria and Solway Tweed River Basin Districts) (Amendment) Regulations 2016

means— (a) the objectives required to comply with Article 4 of the Directive (environmental objectives) including any objectives required to comply with Article 7(2) and (3) of the Directive (waters used for the abstraction of drinking water) and the EQS Directive;

means the obligations (on environmental quality standards in the field of water policy) under the EQS Directive before it was amended by Directive 2013/39/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council including, in particular, the achievement of good surface water chemical status in relation to the substances and the associated environmental quality standards listed in the EQS Directive before it was so amended;” “• “the Groundwater Directive” means Directive 2006/118/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the protection of groundwater against pollution and deterioration;” “• “shellfish” means crustaceans and molluscs of any kind, and includes any brood, ware, half-ware, spat or spawn of shellfish;” “• “shellfish water objectives” means the objectives in paragraph (b) of the definition of environmental objectives;” “• “shellfish water protected area” means— (a) in relation to an area of water in England, an area of water designated under regulation 3A;

means the chemical status required to meet the environmental objectives for surface waters established in Article 4(1)(a), that is the chemical status achieved by a body of surface water in which concentrations of pollutants do not exceed the environmental quality standards established in Annex IX and under Article 16(7), and under other relevant EU legislation setting environmental quality standards at EU level.”

means a district which is the main unit for the management of river basins for the purposes of the Directive, being made up of neighbouring river basins together with associated groundwater, transitional waters and coastal water.”

means crustaceans and molluscs of any kind, and includes any brood, ware, half-ware, spat or spawn of shellfish;” “• “shellfish water objectives” means the objectives in paragraph (b) of the definition of environmental objectives;” “• “shellfish water protected area” means— (a) in relation to an area of water in England, an area of water designated under regulation 3A;

means the objectives in paragraph (b) of the definition of environmental objectives;” “• “shellfish water protected area” means— (a) in relation to an area of water in England, an area of water designated under regulation 3A;

means— (a) in relation to an area of water in England, an area of water designated under regulation 3A;

means the Environment Agency;” “• “the EQS Directive” means Directive 2008/105/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on environmental quality standards in the field of water policy;” “• “the Groundwater Directive” means Directive 2006/118/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the protection of groundwater against pollution and deterioration;”

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

means Directive 2008/105/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on environmental quality standards in the field of water policy;” “• “existing obligations” means the obligations (on environmental quality standards in the field of water policy) under the EQS Directive before it was amended by Directive 2013/39/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council including, in particular, the achievement of good surface water chemical status in relation to the substances and the associated environmental quality standards listed in the EQS Directive before it was so amended;” “• “the Groundwater Directive” means Directive 2006/118/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the protection of groundwater against pollution and deterioration;” “• “shellfish” means crustaceans and molluscs of any kind, and includes any brood, ware, half-ware, spat or spawn of shellfish;” “• “shellfish water objectives” means the objectives in paragraph (b) of the definition of environmental objectives;” “• “shellfish water protected area” means— (a) in relation to an area of water in England, an area of water designated under regulation 3A;

means Directive 2006/118/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the protection of groundwater against pollution and deterioration;”

means the map of the Northumbria River Basin District produced by the Agency;

means the body constituted in accordance with article 5 of the Scotland Act 1998 (River Tweed) Order 2006.”

means the table in Part A of Annex I to the EQS Directive;”