Paragraph 3 Authorisation conditions: protection of the water environmentF1

(1)

SEPA must ensure that an authorisation for a water activity includes such conditions as it considers necessary or expedient for the purposes of protection of the water environment F2or, where the authorisation relates to a water activity carried on in the course of the operation of a fish farm outside of the water environment, for the purposes of protection of the water environment or protection of the Scottish marine area.

(2)

In this paragraph, “protection of the water environment” F3or “protection of the Scottish marine area” includes, in particular—

(a)

preventing further deterioration of, and protecting and enhancing, the status of aquatic ecosystems and, with regard to their water needs, terrestrial ecosystems and wetlands directly depending on those aquatic ecosystems,

(b)

promoting sustainable water use based on the long-term protection of available resources,

(c)

enhancing protection and improvement of the aquatic environment.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Sch. 10 inserted (1.11.2025) by The Environmental Authorisations (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2025 (S.S.I. 2025/165), reg. 1(2), sch. 1 (with sch. 23)
F2: Words in sch. 10 para. 3(1) inserted (26.3.2026) by The Environmental Authorisations (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2026 (S.S.I. 2026/55), regs. 1, 10(a)(i)
F3: Words in sch. 10 para. 3(2) inserted (26.3.2026) by The Environmental Authorisations (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2026 (S.S.I. 2026/55), regs. 1, 10(a)(ii)