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These draft Regulations supersede the draft of the same title which was laid before the Scottish Parliament and published on 27 November 2024 (ISBN 978-0-11-106147-3). It is being issued free of charge to all known recipients of those draft Regulations.
Draft Regulations laid before the Scottish Parliament under section 58(4)(b) of the Regulatory Reform (Scotland) Act 2014, for approval by resolution of the Scottish Parliament.
Environmental Protection
Waste
Water
Made 2025
Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1(2), (3), (4) and (5)
The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 18 and schedule 2 of the Regulatory Reform (Scotland) Act 2014 (“the 2014 Act”)f1, and all other powers enabling them to do so.
In accordance with section 19 of the 2014 Act, the Scottish Ministers have consulted (a) the Scottish Environment Protection Agency and (b) such other persons as they thought fit, including such persons appearing to them to be representative of the interests of local government, industry, agriculture, fisheries or small businesses as they considered appropriate.
In accordance with section 58(4) of the 2014 Act, a draft of this instrument has been laid before and approved by resolution of the Scottish Parliament.
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2014 asp 3. Section 16 makes provision relevant to the exercise of these powers; section 16 and schedule 2 were amended by S.S.I. 2019/436. Section 18 includes the power to make different provision for different purposes and incidental, supplemental, consequential, transitional, transitory or saving provision by virtue of section 58(1).