Section 4D Power of the Authority with respect to coal mine water discharge: ScotlandF1

England, Wales and Scotland

(1)

The Authority may take such action as it considers appropriate (if any) for the purpose of preventing, or mitigating the effect of, the discharge of water from a coal mine into or on to any land or into the water environment.

(2)

In this section and sections 4E F2 , 4F and 4G below—

(a)

“the water environment” has the meaning given by section 3 of the Water Environment and Water Services (Scotland) Act 2003 (asp 3); and

(b)

references to coal mines are to coal mines vested in the Authority.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Ss. 4D-4F inserted (20.6.2005) by Water Services etc. (Scotland) Act 2005 (asp 3), ss. 30(1), 37(2) (with s. 36); S.S.I. 2005/351, art. 2, sch. 1
F2: Words in s. 4D(2) substituted (26.3.2015) by Energy Act 2011 (c. 16), ss. 116(2), 121(1); S.I. 2015/880, art. 2, Sch.