STATUTORY INSTRUMENTSSTATUTORY INSTRUMENTS 1997 No. 1332 WATER RESOURCES, ENGLAND AND WALES The Surface Waters (Shellfish) (Classification)Regulations 1997 Made - 19th May1997Laid beforeParliament - 22nd May 1997Coming into force- 12th June 1997 The Secretary of Statefor the Environment and the Secretary of State for Wales, acting jointly inexercise of the powers conferred on them by sections 82, 102 and 219(2) of theWater Resources Act 1991[1] and of all other powers enabling them in thatbehalf, hereby make the following Regulations: Citation,commencement and interpretation 1. - (1)These Regulations may be cited as the Surface Waters (Shellfish)(Classification) Regulations 1997 and shall come into force on 12th June 1997. (2) Expressionsused in these Regulations which are also used in Directive 79/923/ EEC[2] (thequality required of shellfish waters) shall have the same meaning as in thatDirective. Classification ofwaters 2. Theclassification SFW and the criteria for that classif...