# The Surface Waters (Fishlife) (Classification) (Scotland) Regulations 1997, Regulation 6: Modification of section 30C of the Control of Pollution Act 1974


Section 30C of the Control of Pollution Act 1974 (water quality objectives) shall have effect–
(a) as if it imposed a duty on the Secretary of State to exercise the powers conferred on him by that section to classify under these Regulations such waters as are appropriate for the purposes of giving effect to Directive 78/659/EEC in Scotland; and
(b) in relation to the performance of that duty, as if subsections (4) and (5) of that section were omitted.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1997/2471/regulation/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/surface-waters-fishlife-classification-scotland-regulations-1997/regulation-6
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