{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/sewerage-scotland-act-1968/section-29A",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/sewerage-scotland-act-1968/section-29A.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1968/47",
  "legislation_title": "Sewerage (Scotland) Act 1968",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/sewerage-scotland-act-1968",
  "path": "section/29A",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "29A",
  "heading": "Priority substances etc.",
  "text": "(1) In section 29(3)(p)—\n“pollutant” has the meaning given in regulation 2(1) of the Water Environment (River Basin Management Planning: Further Provision) (Scotland) Regulations 2013,\n“priority substance” means substance listed in Annex X of Directive 2000/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a framework for Community action in the field of water policy (as amended from time to time).\n(2) The Scottish Ministers may by regulations modify the definitions in subsection (1).\n(3) Regulations may be made under subsection (2) only if the Scottish Ministers consider them to be necessary or expedient in consequence of any revocation or amendment of (as the case may be)—\n(a) the Regulations or Directive mentioned in subsection (1), or\n(b) any subsequent regulations made under section 20 of the Water Environment and Water Services (Scotland) Act 2003 or directive concerning the same subject-matter as that Directive.\n(4) Regulations under subsection (2) are subject to the negative procedure.",
  "extent": "S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "S. 29A inserted (10.6.2013 for specified purposes, 21.12.2013 in so far as not already in force) by Water Resources (Scotland) Act 2013 (asp 5), ss. 34(2), 56(1)(2); S.S.I. 2013/163, art. 3, Sch.; S.S.I. 2013/342, art. 2(c)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in s. 29A(1) substituted (1.11.2025) by The Environmental Authorisations (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2025 (S.S.I. 2025/165), reg. 1(2), sch. 22 para. 1(2) (with sch. 23)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [
    {
      "type": "word repealed",
      "affecting": "asp/2014/3",
      "affecting_title": "Regulatory Reform (Scotland) Act 2014"
    },
    {
      "type": "substituted for s. 29A(3)(b)",
      "affecting": "asp/2014/3",
      "affecting_title": "Regulatory Reform (Scotland) Act 2014"
    }
  ],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1968/47/section/29A",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T10:53:46.387476+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."
}