
1 
These Regulations may be cited as the Surface Waters (Fishlife) (Classification) (Amendment) Regulations 2003 and shall come into force on 12th May 2003.
2 
For regulation 4(5) of the Surface Waters (Fishlife) (Classification) Regulations 1997 there is substituted—“
(5) Where the Environment Agency’s records show that the quality of any waters classified under these Regulations is appreciably higher for any parameter than the minimum required by these Regulations for waters of that class—
(a) the Agency may decide that the frequency of sampling may be reduced for that parameter; and
(b) if there is no pollution or risk of deterioration in the quality of those waters, the Agency may decide that no sampling for that parameter is necessary.”
Signed on behalf of the National Assembly for Wales
D. Elis-Thomas
The Presiding Officer of the National Assembly
1st April 2003Signed by authority of the Secretary of State
Elliot Morley
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State,
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
2nd April 2003