Schedule 3, Part 4, paragraph 1(5)

For the purposes of this Part— “designated salmonid river” means— in England, a river included in the dataset sealed by the Agency on 22nd October 2015, entitled “Rivers in England identified as salmonid for flood risk activities under the Environmental Permitting Regulations”, and published by the Agency ; in Wales, a river included on the map published by the NRBW on 20th October 2015 entitled “Rivers in Wales identified as salmonid for flood risk activities under the Environmental Permitting Regulations”; “designated sensitive water body” means a water body included in the dataset sealed by the Agency on 20th October 2015 entitled “Water bodies in England identified as sensitive for flood risk activities under the Environmental Permitting Regulations because sediment management may compromise delivery of the environmental objectives of the Water Framework Directive” and published by the Agency ; “the dredging and removal of silt and sand requirements” means the document published by the Agency on 1st February 2016 entitled “Dredging and the removal of silt and sand from main rivers as a flood risk activity under the Environmental Permitting Regulations”; “protected species” means— a species of a kind listed in Annex 1 to Directive 2009/147/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the conservation of wild birds or Annex 4 to Council Directive 92/43/EEC on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora; a species in respect of which any adverse impact is in accordance with a licence issued under section 16 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 ; “relevant directions” means the Water Framework Directive (Standards and Classification) Directions (England and Wales) 2015 .

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Source: legislation.gov.uk · retrieved 2026-07-30