# The Environment (EU Exit) (Scotland) (Amendment etc.) Regulations 2019, Regulation 3: The Water Environment (Controlled Activities) (Scotland) Regulations 2011

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(1) The Water Environment (Controlled Activities) (Scotland) Regulations 2011 are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 2 (interpretation), after paragraph (2), insert—
“(3) For the purposes of these Regulations—
(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,
(b) the Groundwater Directive is to be interpreted in 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”.”
(3) In schedule 3 (general binding rules), omit Part 3 (mutual recognition) .

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2019/26/regulation/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/environment-eu-exit-scotland-amendment-etc-regulations-2019/regulation-3
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