Regulation 4 Amendment of regulation 4 (interpretation: regulated activities)

In regulation 4 (interpretation: regulated activities) for the definition of “water activity” substitute—

• ““water activity” means—

  1. (a)

     any activity liable to cause the direct or indirect introduction, as a result of human activity, of any substance or heat into the water environment which may give rise to harm to the water environment,

  2. (b)

     any activity, carried on in the course of operation of a fish farm, liable to cause the direct or indirect introduction of any substance into the Scottish marine area outside of the water environment which may give rise to harm to any part of the water environment or the Scottish marine area,

  3. (c)

     abstraction of water from the water environment,

  4. (d)

     abstraction of water, carried on in the course of operation of a fish farm, from the Scottish marine area outside of the water environment,

  5. (e)

     construction or alteration of impounding works in inland water (other than in groundwater) or wetland,

  6. (f)

     operation of impounding works in surface water or wetland,

  7. (g)

     carrying out building or engineering works, or works other than those referred to in sub-paragraphs (e) or (f)—

     1. (i)

        in inland water (other than groundwater) or wetland, or

     2. (ii)

        in the vicinity of inland water (other than groundwater) or wetland and having or likely to have a significant adverse impact on the water environment,

  8. (h)

     artificial recharge or augmentation of groundwater,

  9. (i)

     the direct or indirect discharge, and any activity likely to cause a direct or indirect discharge, into groundwater of—

     1. (i)

        any groundwater hazardous substance, or

     2. (ii)

        any other substance or heat liable to cause harm to the water environment,

  10. (j)

      any other activity—

      1. (i)

         which directly or indirectly has or is likely to have a significant adverse impact on the water environment,

      2. (ii)

         carried on in the course of operation of a fish farm in the Scottish marine area outside of the water environment, which directly or indirectly has or is likely to have a significant adverse impact on any part of the water environment or the Scottish marine area.”.