Irish Statutory Instruments

INDEX

1. Citation.

2. Interpretation.

3. Amendment of dates.

section 3 of the European Communities Act 1972 (No. 27 of 1972), and for the purpose of giving further effect to Council Directive No. 2000/60/EC ¹ of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2000 establishing a framework for Community action in the field of water policy hereby make the following Regulations:

Citation

1. These Regulations may be cited as the European Communities (Water Policy) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations, 2010.

Interpretation

2. In these Regulations, "the Principal Regulations" means the European Communities (Water Policy) Regulations, 2003 ( S.I. No. 722 of 2003 ) as amended by the European Communities (Water Policy) (Amendment) Regulations, 2005 ( S.I. No. 413 of 2005 ), by the European Communities (Water Policy) (Amendment) Regulations, 2008 ( S.I. No. 219 of 2008 ), and by the European Communities (Water Policy) (Amendment) Regulations, 2010 ( S.I. No. 93 of 2010 ).

Amendment of dates

3. The Principal Regulations are amended by the substitution of-

(a) "not later than 6 July 2010" for "within five months of the publication of the programme in accordance with subarticle (1)" in Regulation 12(5);

(b) "not later than 6 July 2010" for "within five months of the publication of the plan in accordance with subarticle (1)" in Regulation 13(6); and

(c) "on 15 July 2010" for "six months after it has been published in accordance with subarticle (1)" in Regulations 12(6) and 13(7).

GIVEN under my Official Seal,

30 June 2010.

JOHN GORMLEY,

Minister for the Environment, Heritage and LocalGovernment.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.)

The European Communities (Water Policy) Regulations, 2003 ( S.I. No. 722 of 2003 ) as amended by the European Communities (Water Policy) (Amendment) Regulations, 2005 ( S.I. No. 413 of 2005 ), by the European Communities (Water Policy) (Amendment) Regulations, 2008 ( S.I. No. 219 of 2008 ), and by the European Communities (Water Policy) (Amendment) Regulations, 2010 ( S.I. No. 93 of 2010 ) provide for transposition of the EU Water Framework Directive (Directive 2000/60/EC). Those Regulations are amended as follows:-

-�the date by which the Minister may, after consultation with any Minister of the Government, competent authority in Northern Ireland or other person as he considers appropriate, amend a programme of measures or a river basin management plan by notice issued to the co-ordinating authority is now up to and including 6 July 2010; and

-�the date on which the programmes of measures and the river basin management plans come into effect is amended to 15 July 2010.

1 O.J. No. L 327, 22.12.2000, p. 1.