The Floods and Water (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

The Urban Waste Water Treatment (England and Wales) Regulations 1994

7.—(1) The Urban Waste Water Treatment (England and Wales) Regulations 1994(1) are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 5—

(a) in paragraph (1)(a)—

(i) for “such” substitute “a”;

(ii) omit the words from “as” to “Directive”;

(b) in paragraph (5), omit the words from “and with” to “Directive”;

(c) in paragraph (6), omit the words from “for the purpose” to the end;

(d) in paragraph (8)(a), for “the Directive and other Community Directives” substitute “retained EU law”.

(3) After regulation 12 insert—

“Reporting

12A.— (1) The appropriate authority must prepare and publish a situation report on the disposal of urban waste water and sludge.

(2) The appropriate authority must review and assess compliance with these Regulations in each agglomeration and prepare and publish a report on—

(a) the level of that compliance;

(b) identified reasons for non-compliance where applicable;

(c) proposed measures to achieve compliance with these Regulations.

(3) A report under paragraph (1) and (2) must be published in such manner as the appropriate authority considers appropriate.

(4) The first reports under paragraphs (1) and (2) must be published by 31st December 2020.

(5) Subsequent reports must be published at intervals not exceeding two years.

(6) In this regulation, the “appropriate authority” means—

(a) in relation to England, the Secretary of State;

(b) in relation to Wales, the Welsh Ministers.”.

(4) In regulation 13—

(a) in the words before paragraph (a)—

(i) for “the following obligations” substitute “the obligations of the Secretary of State and the Welsh Ministers under regulation 12A to publish a report”;

(ii) after “the Secretary of State” insert “and the Welsh Ministers”;

(b) omit paragraphs (a) and (b).

(5) In Part 1 of Schedule 1, in paragraph (c), for “Council Directives” substitute “retained EU law”.

(6) In Part 1 of Schedule 3, in paragraph 4, for “any other relevant Community Directives” substitute “retained EU law”.

(7) In Schedule 4, for “other Community Directives” substitute “retained EU law”.

(1)

S.I. 1994/2841; relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2013/755 (W. 90), 2018/942.