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The Water Environment (Controlled Activities) (Scotland) Regulations 2011

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Draft 2011, ISBN 9780111012963

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Draft Regulations laid before the Scottish Parliament under section 36(6) of the Water Environment and Water Services (Scotland) Act 2003, for approval by resolution of the Scottish Parliament.

These draft Regulations supersede those laid in the Scottish Parliament on 2nd February 2011.

Environmental Protection

Water

Made 2011

Coming into force 31st March 2011

The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 20, 36(2) and (3) of, and schedule 2 to, the Water Environment and Water Services (Scotland) Act 2003f1 (“the Act”) and section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972f2 and of all other powers enabling them to do so.

In accordance with subsection (1) of section 21 of the Act, they have consulted with the persons specified in that subsection.

In accordance with subsection (2) of that section, they have published a draft of the proposed general binding rules and have had regard to the representations received about the proposed rules in accordance with subsection (4) of that section.

The Scottish Ministers have complied with the other requirements of section 21 of the Act.

In accordance with section 36(6) of the Act, a draft of this instrument has been laid before and approved by resolution of the Scottish Parliament.

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

2003 asp 3; amended by section 66 and para 6 of Schedule 2 to the Anti Social Behaviour etc. (Scotland) Act 2004 (asp 8).

f2

1972 c.68;. paragraph 1A of Schedule 2 was inserted by section 28 of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c.51).

Contents

  1. Part I: General
  2. 1Citation and commencement
  3. 2Interpretation
  4. 3Application of the Regulations
  5. 4Prohibition
  6. 5Duty to use water efficiently
  7. Part II: Authorisations
  8. 6General binding rules
  9. 7Registration
  10. 8Water use licence
  11. 9Groundwater Directive
  12. 10Power of SEPA to impose authorisation
  13. Part III: Applications and Application Procedure
  14. 11Form and content of applications for authorisation
  15. 12Consultation with public authorities
  16. 13Advertisement of application
  17. 14Further information etc.
  18. 15Determination of application
  19. 16Consideration of third party representations
  20. 17Time limits for determining applications
  21. 18Accelerated determination of applications, variations and suspensions
  22. 19Directions to SEPA regarding accelerated applications, variations and suspensions
  23. 20Determinations of applications by the Scottish Ministers
  24. Part IV: Modification and termination of authorisations
  25. 21Review of authorisations
  26. 22Variation of authorisation
  27. 23Procedure for variation
  28. 24Request for variation
  29. 25Transfer of authorisation
  30. 26Conditions of transferred authorisations
  31. 27Surrender of authorisation
  32. 28Determination of application for surrender
  33. 29Suspension and revocation of authorisation
  34. 30Consolidated authorisations
  35. Part V: Enforcement and other powers
  36. 31Powers and duty to monitor, enforce etc.
  37. 32Enforcement notices
  38. 33Power of SEPA to carry out works
  39. 34Enforcement notices — rights of entry, compensation etc.
  40. 35Enforcement by the courts
  41. Part VI: Information and Register
  42. 36Power of the Scottish Ministers and SEPA to obtain information
  43. 37Public register of information
  44. 38Confidential information
  45. 39Application for determination of commercial confidentiality
  46. 40Procedure relating to information which might be confidential
  47. 41Review of determination of commercial confidentiality
  48. 42Effect of determination
  49. 43Directions to SEPA concerning confidential information
  50. Part VII: Offences
  51. 44Offences
  52. 45Offences by bodies corporate
  53. 46Offences — acts or default of third person
  54. 47Admissibility of evidence
  55. 48Defence to principal offences
  56. 49Power of court to order offence to be remedied
  57. Part VIII: Appeals
  58. 50Appeals to the Scottish Ministers
  59. 51Determination of appeals
  60. 52Effect of notices etc. during consideration of appeal
  61. 53Appeals – miscellaneous
  62. Part IX: General
  63. 54Application to the Crown
  64. 55Application to SEPA
  65. 56Guidance to SEPA
  66. 57Notices
  67. 58Revocations, transitional and savings provisions, and amendments
  68. Signature
  69. Schedule 1: Indicative list of the main pollutants
  70. 1Paragraph 1
  71. 2Paragraph 2
  72. 3Paragraph 3
  73. 4Paragraph 4
  74. 5Paragraph 5
  75. 6Paragraph 6
  76. 7Paragraph 7
  77. 8Paragraph 8
  78. 9Paragraph 9
  79. 10Paragraph 10
  80. 11Paragraph 11
  81. 12Paragraph 12
  82. Schedule 2: Hazardous Substances
  83. 1Paragraph 1
  84. 2Paragraph 2
  85. 3Paragraph 3
  86. 4Paragraph 4
  87. Schedule 3: General binding rules
  88. 1Part 1
  89. 2Part 2
  90. Schedule 4: Relevant legislation
  91. 1Part 1
  92. 2Part 2
  93. Schedule 5: Charging Scheme
  94. 1Paragraph 1
  95. 2Paragraph 2
  96. 3Paragraph 3
  97. 4Paragraph 4
  98. 5Paragraph 5
  99. 6Paragraph 6
  100. 7Paragraph 7
  101. 8Paragraph 8
  102. 9Paragraph 9
  103. 10Paragraph 10
  104. 11Paragraph 11
  105. 12Paragraph 12
  106. Schedule 6: Enforcement and other powers
  107. Part 1: Powers
  108. 1Paragraph 1
  109. 2Paragraph 2
  110. 3Paragraph 3
  111. 4Paragraph 4
  112. 5Paragraph 5
  113. 6Paragraph 6
  114. 7Paragraph 7
  115. 8Paragraph 8
  116. 9Paragraph 9
  117. 10Paragraph 10
  118. 11Paragraph 11
  119. 12Paragraph 12
  120. 13Paragraph 13
  121. 14Paragraph 14
  122. 15Paragraph 15
  123. 16Paragraph 16
  124. Part 2: Procedures etc.
  125. 17Paragraph 17
  126. 18Paragraph 18
  127. 19Paragraph 19
  128. 20Paragraph 20
  129. 21Paragraph 21
  130. 22Paragraph 22
  131. 23Paragraph 23
  132. 24Paragraph 24
  133. Part 3: Issue of warrants
  134. 25Paragraph 25
  135. 26Paragraph 26
  136. 27Paragraph 27
  137. 28Paragraph 28
  138. Part 4: Evidence
  139. 29Paragraph 29
  140. 30Paragraph 30
  141. 31Paragraph 31
  142. Part 5: Compensation
  143. 32Paragraph 32
  144. Schedule 7: Compensation for grant of rights
  145. 1Interpretation
  146. 2Period for making an application
  147. 3Form of application
  148. 4Loss and damage for which compensation payable
  149. 5Basis on which compensation assessed
  150. 6Payment of compensation and determination of disputes
  151. Schedule 8: Register
  152. 1Paragraph 1
  153. 2Paragraph 2
  154. 3Paragraph 3
  155. 4Paragraph 4
  156. Schedule 9: Procedures in connection with appeals to the Scottish Ministers
  157. 1Paragraph 1
  158. 2Paragraph 2
  159. 3Paragraph 3
  160. 4Paragraph 4
  161. 5Paragraph 5
  162. 6Paragraph 6
  163. 7Paragraph 7
  164. 8Paragraph 8
  165. 9Paragraph 9
  166. 10Hearing procedure
  167. 11Hearing procedure
  168. 12Hearing procedure
  169. 13Hearing procedure
  170. 14Hearing procedure
  171. 15Hearing procedure
  172. 16Hearing procedure
  173. 17Hearing procedure
  174. 18Hearing procedure
  175. 19Hearing procedure
  176. 20Procedure for written representations
  177. 21Procedure for written representations
  178. 22Procedure for written representations
  179. 23Procedure for written representations
  180. 24Procedure for written representations
  181. 25Procedure for written representations
  182. 26Determination and publication of appeal
  183. 27Determination and publication of appeal
  184. Schedule 10: Transitional and Savings Provisions
  185. Part 1: Water Environment
  186. 1Paragraph 1
  187. 2Paragraph 2
  188. 3Paragraph 3
  189. 4Paragraph 4
  190. 5Paragraph 5
  191. 6Paragraph 6
  192. Part 2: Pollution Control
  193. 7Paragraph 7
  194. 8Paragraph 8
  195. 9Paragraph 9
  196. 10Paragraph 10
  197. 11Paragraph 11
  198. 12Paragraph 12
  199. 13Paragraph 13
  200. 14Paragraph 14
  201. 15Paragraph 15
  202. 16Paragraph 16
  203. 17Paragraph 17
  204. 18Paragraph 18
  205. Schedule 11: Amendments
  206. 1Amendments to the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997
  207. 2Amendments to the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (Scotland) Order 1992
  208. 3Amendment to the Environmental Impact Assessment (Scotland) Regulations 1999
  209. 4Amendment to the Environmental Impact Assessment (Scotland) Regulations 1999
  210. 5Savings Provision
  211. Explanatory note