Paragraph 6 Duties: environmental objectivesF1
SEPA must carry out its relevant functions in relation to water activities to secure—
the achievement of the environmental objectives set for water bodies under section 9(1)(a)(i) (environmental objectives) of the Water Environment and Water Services (Scotland) Act 2003(“the 2003 Act”) and in accordance with regulations 3, 5 to 10 and 17 of the 2013 Regulations,
the achievement of the environmental objectives set for shellfish water protected areas under section 9(1)(a)(ii) of the 2003 Act and in accordance with regulations 3 and 4 to 7 of the Water Environment (Shellfish Water Protected Areas: Environmental Objectives etc.) (Scotland) Regulations 2013,
the achievement of the protection of the bodies of water identified under section 6(1) (bodies of water used for the abstraction of drinking water) of the 2003 Act, with the aim of avoiding deterioration in the quality of that body of water in order to reduce the level of purification treatment required in the production of drinking water,
the achievement of the environmental objectives set for the Solway Tweed River Basin District under paragraph 6 of schedule 1 of the Water Environment (Water Framework Directive) (Solway Tweed River Basin District) Regulations 2004,
the achievement of the environmental objectives set for the Northumbria River Basin District by regulation 5 of the Water Environment (Water Framework Directive) (Northumbria River Basin District) Regulations 2003,
compliance with the relevant requirements of regulations 13(3), 17, 18, 23(2) and 24 of the 2013 Regulations and regulation 9(2) of the Water Environment (Shellfish Water Protected Areas: Environmental Objectives etc.)(Scotland) Regulations 2013.
SEPA must in exercising its relevant functions in relation to water activities, have regard to the requirements of—
the Urban Waste Water Treatment (Scotland) Regulations 1994,
the Conservation (Natural Habitats, &c.) Regulations 1994,
Part 2 of the Nature Conservation (Scotland) Act 2004,
the Bathing Waters (Scotland) Regulations 2008,
section 15(1) of the Marine (Scotland) Act 2010.
Annotations
Textual amendments
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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)