Section 2 of the European Communities Act 2007 ), consider it necessary for the purpose of giving full effect to Directive 2006/11/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 February 2006 on pollution caused by certain dangerous substances discharged into the aquatic environment of the Community ¹ and Directive 2000/60/EC of the European Council of 23 October 2000 establishing a framework for Community action in the field of water policy ² , hereby make the following Regulations:

Citation

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Waste Water Discharge (Authorisation) (Amendment) Regulations 2010.

Definitions

2. In these Regulations-

"the 2007 Regulations" means the Waste Water Discharge (Authorisation) Regulations 2007.

Amendment of Regulation 5 of the 2007 Regulations

3. Regulation 5 (2) of the 2007 Regulations is amended by substituting 2011 for 2010.

GIVEN under my Official Seal,

24 May 2010.

JOHN GORMLEY,

Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

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

These Regulations provide that a water services authority must obtain certification from the EPA for waste water discharges from a waste water works serving a population equivalent of less than 500 with effect from 22 June 2011.

1 OJ No. L64, 4.3.2006

2 OJ No. L 327, 22.12.2000