{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/environment-eu-exit-scotland-amendment-etc-regulations-2019/regulation-3",
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  "legislation": "ssi/2019/26",
  "legislation_title": "The Environment (EU Exit) (Scotland) (Amendment etc.) Regulations 2019",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/environment-eu-exit-scotland-amendment-etc-regulations-2019",
  "path": "regulation/3",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": "The Water Environment (Controlled Activities) (Scotland) Regulations 2011",
  "text": "(1) The Water Environment (Controlled Activities) (Scotland) Regulations 2011 are amended as follows.\n(2) In regulation 2 (interpretation), after paragraph (2), insert—\n“(3) For the purposes of these Regulations—\n(a) the Water Framework Directive is to be interpreted in accordance with Part 1 (the Directive) of schedule 5 (interpretation of Directives for the purposes of Part 1) of the Act,\n(b) the Groundwater Directive is to be interpreted in accordance with Part 2 (the Groundwater Directive) of schedule 5 of the Act,\n(c) the Priority Substances Directive is to be interpreted in accordance with Part 3 (the Priority Substances Directive) of schedule 5 of the Act.\n(4) For the purposes of paragraph (3), schedule 5 of the Act is to be read as if—\n(a) references to “the Directive” are to “the Water Framework Directive”,\n(b) references to “Part 1 of this Act” are to “these Regulations”.”\n(3) In schedule 3 (general binding rules), omit Part 3 (mutual recognition) .",
  "extent": "S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Word in reg. 3(2) inserted (31.12.2020) by The Environment (EU Exit) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) Regulations 2019 (S.S.I. 2019/175), regs. 1(1)(b), 8(3)(a); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Word in reg. 3(2) inserted (31.12.2020) by The Environment (EU Exit) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) Regulations 2019 (S.S.I. 2019/175), regs. 1(1)(b), 8(3)(b)(i); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Word in reg. 3(2) inserted (31.12.2020) by The Environment (EU Exit) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) Regulations 2019 (S.S.I. 2019/175), regs. 1(1)(b), 8(3)(b)(ii); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M1",
      "text": "S.S.I. 2011/209, relevantly amended by S.S.I. 2015/211 and S.S.I. 2017/389."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M2",
      "text": "Part 3 of schedule 3 was inserted by S.S.I. 2017/389."
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Reg. 3 in force at 31.12.2020 in force on IP completion day (in accordance with 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)), see reg. 1"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2019/26/regulation/3",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T21:09:22.320714+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."
}