Introductory text

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

Made 10th March 2003

Laid before the Scottish Parliament 11th March 2003

Coming into force 1st April 2003

The Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 41(1), 46A(5)(a), 46B(5) and (6), 46C(3), (4)(d) and (4)(e), 104(1)(a) and 105(1) of the Control of Pollution Act 1974^f1 and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Regulations:

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Footnotes

f1: 1974 c. 40; section 41(1) was amended by the Environment Act 1995 (c. 25) (“the 1995 Act”), Schedule 22, paragraph 29; sections 46A to 46D were inserted by the 1995 Act, Schedule 22, paragraph 29(22); section 104(1) was amended by the Water Act 1989 (c. 15), Schedule 23, paragraph 7 and was repealed in part by the 1995 Act, Schedule 22, paragraph 29(34) and by Schedule 24; section 105(1) contains definitions of “prescribed” and “regulations” which are relevant to the exercise of the statutory powers under which these Regulations are made. The functions of the Secretary of State were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46).