Regulation 3 The Water Environment (Controlled Activities) (Scotland) Regulations 2011I1

The Water Environment (Controlled Activities) (Scotland) Regulations 2011 M1 are amended as follows.

In regulation 2 (interpretation), after paragraph (2), insert—

“(3)

For the purposes of these Regulations—

(a)

the Water Framework Directive is F1to be interpreted in accordance with Part 1 (the Directive) of schedule 5 (interpretation of Directives for the purposes of Part 1) of the Act,

(b)

the Groundwater Directive is F2to be interpreted F3in accordance with Part 2 (the Groundwater Directive) of schedule 5 of the Act,

(c)

the Priority Substances Directive is to be interpreted in accordance with Part 3 (the Priority Substances Directive) of schedule 5 of the Act.

(4)

For the purposes of paragraph (3), schedule 5 of the Act is to be read as if—

(a)

references to “the Directive” are to “the Water Framework Directive”,

(b)

references to “Part 1 of this Act” are to “these Regulations”.”

In schedule 3 (general binding rules), omit Part 3 (mutual recognition) M2.