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The Development of Water Resources (Designated Bodies: Modification) (Scotland) Regulations 2017

S.S.I. 2017/347 · Made 24 October 2017

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Water Resources

Made 24th October 2017

Laid before the Scottish Parliament 26th October 2017

Coming into force 9th December 2017

The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 3(2) of the Water Resources (Scotland) Act 2013f1 and all other powers enabling them to do so.

In accordance with section 3(3) of that Act, the Scottish Ministers consulted the Water Industry Commission for Scotland before making these Regulations.

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Footnotes

f1

2013 asp 5.

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Modification
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

These Regulations may be cited as the Development of Water Resources (Designated Bodies: Modification) (Scotland) Regulations 2017 and come into force on 9th December 2017.

2Modification

In section 3(1) (designation of bodies) of the Water Resources (Scotland) Act 2013, after “Highlands and Islands Enterprise” insert—

“,

(f)

the Water Industry Commission for Scotlandf1”.

Signature

ROSEANNA CUNNINGHAM

A member of the Scottish Government

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

24th October 2017

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations add the Water Industry Commission for Scotland (“WICS”) to the list of bodies in section 3(1) (designation of bodies) of the Water Resources (Scotland) Act 2013 (“the Act”).

Accordingly, WICS becomes a designated body for the purposes of section 2(1) (involvement of public bodies) of the Act. For the purposes of securing WICS’s participation in development of the kind mentioned in section 1(1) (duty of the Scottish Ministers) of the Act, the Scottish Ministers may give any such designated body directions as to the exercise of its functions.

No business and regulatory impact assessment has been prepared as no impact on business, charities or voluntary bodies is foreseen as a consequence of these Regulations.