{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-water-environment-controlled-activities-scotland-regulations-2011/regulation-19",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-water-environment-controlled-activities-scotland-regulations-2011/regulation-19.json",
  "legislation": "sdsi/2011/9780111012963",
  "legislation_title": "The Water Environment (Controlled Activities) (Scotland) Regulations 2011",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-water-environment-controlled-activities-scotland-regulations-2011",
  "path": "regulation/19",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "19",
  "heading": "Directions to SEPA regarding accelerated applications, variations and suspensions",
  "text": "(1) If, by reason of an emergency, the Scottish Ministers consider that an application requires to be determined within a particular timescale or in a particular manner, the Scottish Ministers may direct SEPA to—\n(a) determine an application or a specified class of applications within a particular timescale, in a particular manner, and subject to such conditions (if any) as the Scottish Ministers may specify;\n(b) vary an authorisation or a specified class of authorisations within a particular timescale, in a particular manner, and subject to such conditions (if any) as the Scottish Ministers may specify; or\n(c) suspend an authorisation or a specified class of authorisations within a particular timescale, on such notice, and for such period as they may specify in the direction.\n(2) If the Scottish Ministers issue a direction under paragraph (1), regulations 11 to 17, 23, 24 and 29(2)(b) only apply insofar as the Scottish Ministers direct.\n(3) Before giving a direction under paragraph (1), the Scottish Ministers must—\n(a) consider the matters referred to in regulation 15(1); and\n(b) consult—\n(i) SEPA;\n(ii) any responsible authorities that the Scottish Ministers consider are likely to be affected by the direction; and\n(iii) such other persons as they think fit.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/sdsi/2011/9780111012963/regulation/19",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-30T15:37:05.861022+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}