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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-water-environment-groundwater-and-priority-substances-scotland-regulations-2009/regulation-3",
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  "legislation": "sdsi/2009/9780111006528",
  "legislation_title": "The Water Environment (Groundwater and Priority Substances) (Scotland) Regulations 2009",
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  "path": "regulation/3",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": "Provisions of the Act which are modified for the purpose of giving effect to the Groundwater Directive 2006 and the Priority Substances Directive",
  "text": "For the purpose of giving effect to the Groundwater Directive 2006 and the Priority Substances Directive the provisions of Part 1 of the Act have effect with the following modifications—\n(a) in section 2(1) and (2) (the general duties) after “Directive” insert “, the Groundwater Directive 2006 and the Priority Substances Directive”; and\n(b) in section 28(1) (interpretation of Part 1)—\n(i) after the definition of “groundwater” insert—\n““the Groundwater Directive 2006” means Directive 2006/118/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the protection of groundwater against pollution and deterioration,”; and\n(ii) after the definition of “loch” insert—\n““the Priority Substances Directive” means Directive 2008/105/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on environmental quality standards in the field of water policy,”.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/sdsi/2009/9780111006528/regulation/3",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-30T15:38:08.581190+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."
}