Regulation 24 Interpretation of Part 6: general

In this Part—

• “the WEWS Act” means the Water Environment and Water Services (Scotland) Act 2003^f1;

• “the Sewage Sludge Directive” means Council Directive 86/278/EEC on the protection of the environment, and in particular of the soil, when sewage sludge is used in agriculture^f2;

• “the Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive” means Council Directive 91/271/EEC concerning urban waste water treatment^f3;

• “the Nitrates Directive” means Council Directive 91/676/EEC concerning the protection of waters against pollution caused by nitrates from agricultural sources^f4;

• “the Drinking Water Directive” means Directive 1998/83/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the quality of water intended for human consumption^f5;

• “the Water Framework Directive” means Directive 2000/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a framework in the field of water policy^f6;

• “the Bathing Water Directive” means Directive 2006/7/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the management of bathing water quality^f7;

• “the Groundwater Directive” means Directive 2006/118/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the protection of groundwater against pollution and deterioration^f8;

• “the EQS Directive” means Directive 2008/105/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on environmental quality standards in the field of water policy^f9.

In Chapters 2 and 3, “body of groundwater” and “body of surface water” have the meaning given by the Water Framework Directive.