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The INSPIRE (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018

Consolidated Text As Enacted Cited authorities 39 Cited in Amendments 3 Related
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JurisdictionUK Non-devolved
CitationSI 2018/1338
  • These Regulations may be cited as the INSPIRE (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 and come into force on exit day.
  • The INSPIRE Regulations 2009
    • (1) Regulation 2 is amended as follows.after the definition of “the Act”, insert— ;omit the definition of “the Directive”;in paragraph (b) of the definition of “spatial data set”, for “Annex I, II or III to the Directive” substitute “ Annex 1, 2 or 3 to the Metadata Regulation ”.(3) Omit paragraph (2) .(4) Omit paragraph (4) .(1) Regulation 6 is amended as follows.(2) In paragraph (2) (aa) , for “Annex I to the Directive” substitute “ Annex 1 to the Metadata Regulation ”.(3) For paragraph (4) substitute—
    • (4) Public authorities must ensure that they have in place metadata relating to—
    • (a) spatial data sets corresponding to the themes listed in Annexes 1 to 3 to the Metadata Regulation; and
    • (b) spatial data services relating to those data sets.
    spatial data sets corresponding to the themes listed in Annexes 1 to 3 to the Metadata Regulation; andspatial data services relating to those data sets.(4) Omit paragraph (5) .(1) Regulation 6A is amended as follows.(2) In paragraph (1) (a) , for “Annex I to the Directive” substitute “ Annex 1 to the Metadata Regulation ”.(3) For paragraph (2) substitute—
    • (2) The spatial data sets and spatial data services described in paragraph (1) must be available in conformity with the requirements as to the interoperability of spatial data sets and spatial data services set out in Commission Regulation (EU) No. 1089/2010.
    .    The spatial data sets and spatial data services described in paragraph (1) must be available in conformity with the requirements as to the interoperability of spatial data sets and spatial data services set out in Commission Regulation (EU) No. 1089/2010.(4) Omit paragraph (4) .(1) Regulation 7 is amended as follows.(2) Omit paragraph (1A) .(3) In paragraph (3) (ca) , for “Annex I to the Directive” substitute “ Annex 1 to the Metadata Regulation ”.(4) In paragraph (3A) , for “Annex I to the Directive” substitute “ Annex 1 to the Metadata Regulation ”.
  • In regulation 8(3) (c) , for “Annex I to the Directive” substitute
    • (1) Regulation 12 is amended as follows.for “EU legislation” substitute “ retained EU law ”;for “an institution or body of the EU” substitute “ a relevant body ”.omit sub-paragraphs (b) and (c) ;in sub-paragraph (d) , for “EU and the United Kingdom are parties” substitute “ United Kingdom is a party ”.
  • For regulation 14 substitute—
      (14) Coordination, monitoring and reporting
    • (1) The Secretary of State must, for the purposes of ensuring compliance with these Regulations, ensure that appropriate structures and mechanisms are put in place for coordinating, across the different levels of government, the contributions of all persons with an interest in infrastructures for spatial information.
    • (2) In performing the function described in paragraph (1) , the Secretary of State must coordinate the contributions of, in particular, users, producers, added-value service providers and coordinating bodies, concerning the identification of relevant data sets, user needs, the provision of information on existing practices and the provision of feedback on the implementation of these Regulations and the Implementing Rules.
    • (3) The Secretary of State must—
    • (a) ensure that public authorities and third parties comply with these Regulations and the Implementing Rules;
    • (b) monitor the implementation and use of the infrastructure for spatial information for the purposes of these Regulations, and make the findings available to the public in accordance with F14Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/1372 (“Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/1372”) implementing Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards monitoring and reporting;
    • (c) issue guidance to public authorities and third parties which are responsible for spatial data sets or spatial data services about the implementation of these Regulations.
    • The Secretary of State must, for the purposes of ensuring compliance with these Regulations, ensure that appropriate structures and mechanisms are put in place for coordinating, across the different levels of government, the contributions of all persons with an interest in infrastructures for spatial information.In performing the function described in paragraph (1) , the Secretary of State must coordinate the contributions of, in particular, users, producers, added-value service providers and coordinating bodies, concerning the identification of relevant data sets, user needs, the provision of information on existing practices and the provision of feedback on the implementation of these Regulations and the Implementing Rules.ensure that public authorities and third parties comply with these Regulations and the Implementing Rules;monitor the implementation and use of the infrastructure for spatial information for the purposes of these Regulations, and make the findings available to the public in accordance with F14Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/1372 (“Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/1372”) implementing Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards monitoring and reporting;issue guidance to public authorities and third parties which are responsible for spatial data sets or spatial data services about the implementation of these Regulations.Guidance issued under paragraph (3) (c) must include provision relating to the internal complaints procedure which authorities and third parties are required to establish under regulation 13.In performing their functions under these Regulations, public authorities and third parties must have regard to guidance issued under paragraph (3) (c) .Public authorities and third parties must provide such information to the Secretary of State as the Secretary of State may require in order to perform the functions described in paragraphs (1) to (3) .“Implementing Rules” means the requirements of the Metadata Regulation, ... Commission Regulation (EC) No. 976/2009 implementing Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the Network Services, F16Commission Regulation (EU) 1089/2010 and Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/1372;“infrastructure for spatial information” means metadata, spatial data sets and spatial data services; network services and technologies; agreements on sharing, access and use; and coordination and monitoring mechanisms, processes and procedures, established, operated or made available in accordance with, and for the purposes of, these Regulations and the Implementing Rules.(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1205/2008 implementing Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards metadata is amended as follows.(2) In Article 1, for “Annexes I, II and III to Directive 2007/2/EC” substitute “ Annexes 1, 2 and 3 ”.for “Article 3 of Directive 2007/2/EC” substitute “ the INSPIRE Regulations 2009 or, as the case may be, the INSPIRE (Scotland) Regulations 2009 ”;for “the Annex”, substitute “ Annex 4 ”.(4) In Article 3, for “the Annex”, substitute “ Annex 4 ”.(5) Omit Article 4.(6) Before the Annex, insert—
      (ANNEX 1) SPATIAL DATA THEMES CORRESPONDING WITH THE THEMES SET OUT IN ANNEX I TO DIRECTIVE 2007/2/EC (IMMEDIATELY BEFORE EXIT DAY) (1) Coordinate reference systemsSystems for uniquely referencing spatial information in space as a set of coordinates (x, y, z) and/or latitude and longitude and height, based on a geodetic horizontal and vertical datum.(2) Geographical grid systemsHarmonised multi-resolution grid with a common point of origin and standardised location and size of grid cells.(3) Geographical namesNames of areas, regions, localities, cities, suburbs, towns or settlements, or any geographical or topographical feature of public or historical interest.(4) Administrative unitsUnits of administration, dividing areas where jurisdiction is exercised under local, regional and national government, which are separated by administrative boundaries.(5) AddressesLocation of properties based on address identifiers, usually by road name, house number, postal code.(6) Cadastral parcelsAreas defined by cadastral registers or equivalent.(7) Transport networksRoad, rail, air and water transport networks and related infrastructure, including links between different networks.(8) HydrographyHydrographic elements, including marine areas and all other water bodies and items related to them, including river basins and sub-basins, where appropriate, according to the definitions set out in the Water Environment (Water Framework Directive) (England and Wales) Regulations 2017 , the Water...
    Systems for uniquely referencing spatial information in space as a set of coordinates (x, y, z) and/or latitude and longitude and height, based on a geodetic horizontal and vertical datum.Harmonised multi-resolution grid with a common point of origin and standardised location and size of grid cells.Names of areas, regions, localities, cities, suburbs, towns or settlements, or any geographical or topographical feature of public or historical interest.Units of administration, dividing areas where jurisdiction is exercised under local, regional and national government, which are separated by administrative boundaries.Location of properties based on address identifiers, usually by road name, house number, postal code.Areas defined by cadastral registers or equivalent.Road, rail, air and water transport networks and related infrastructure, including links between different networks.Hydrographic elements, including marine areas and all other water bodies and items related to them, including river basins and sub-basins, where appropriate, according to the definitions set out in the Water Environment (Water Framework Directive) (England and Wales) Regulations 2017

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