Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland

(i) provide more than 10 cubic metres of water per day as an average, or

(ii) serve more than 50 persons; or

(b) are intended to be used for the abstraction of water intended for human consumption to the extent referred to in sub-paragraph (a)(i) or (ii).

(i) areas designated for the protection of economically significant aquatic species;

(ii) bodies of water designated as recreational waters;

(iii) nutrient-sensitive areas; and

(iv) areas designated for the protection of habitats or species where the maintenance or improvement of the status of water is an important factor in the protection of the habitats or species.

(i) the volume and level or rate of flow to the extent relevant to ecological and chemical status and ecological potential; and

(ii) ecological and chemical status and ecological potential; and

(b) in relation to groundwater, chemical and quantitative status.

(i) publicise its proposals;

(ii) provide opportunities for the general public and those persons and bodies likely to be interested in or affected by its proposals to participate in discussion and the exchange of information or views in relation to them; and

(iii) consult the persons and bodies referred to in sub-paragraph (b)(ii) on those proposals.

(i) established by 22nd December 2009;

(ii) made operational by 22nd December 2012; and

(iii) periodically reviewed and, where appropriate, updated initially by 22nd December 2015 and thereafter by each sixth anniversary of that date; and

(b) in relation to a programme of measures that is updated under sub-paragraph (a)(iii), any new or revised measures are made operational within three years of that updating.

(i) points 1.3 and 1.3.4 (confidence and precision in monitoring surface water);

(ii) point 2.4.1 (confidence and precision in monitoring groundwater); and

(iii) points 2.4.5 and 2.5 (presentation of monitoring results for groundwater); and

(d) Annex VII, Part A (elements to be covered in river basin management plans).

(i) stating the fact of publication;

(ii) specifying the arrangements made for making copies of the document published available for public inspection; and

(iii) stating that any person may make representations to the Department in relation to the document published;

(c) consult the persons and bodies referred to in paragraph (6);

(d) take such steps as it considers appropriate to provide opportunities for the general public and the persons and bodies referred to in paragraph (6) to participate in discussion and the exchange of information or views in relation to the preparation of the draft plan; and

(e) invite the public and the persons and bodies referred to in paragraph (6) to make representations in relation to the draft plan.

(i) to be representative of the interests of those carrying on any business which relies upon the water environment;

(ii) to have an interest in the protection of the water environment; or

(iii) to have an interest in the promotion of flood management; and

(i) such other persons or bodies as the Department considers appropriate.

(i) make copies of the plan accessible to the public free of charge at the relevant place and through the Department's website; and

(ii) publish a notice specifying the arrangements made for making copies of the plan accessible to the public;

(b) publish a statement of the steps taken by the Department to comply with regulation 13(4), so far as they relate to the draft plan; and

(c) publish a summary of the representations referred to in regulations 13(4)(b)(iii) and 13(7) and any changes made to the plan in light of those representations.