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Water Environment and Water Services (Scotland) Act 2003

2003 asp 3 · Enacted 5 March 2003 · Extends to Scotland

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s. 20repealedRegulatory Reform (Scotland) Act 2014 sch. 3 para. 8(3)
s. 23(5)insertedRegulatory Reform (Scotland) Act 2014 sch. 3 para. 8(6)(b)
s. 28words repealedRegulatory Reform (Scotland) Act 2014 sch. 3 para. 8(7)
s. 36(3)word repealedRegulatory Reform (Scotland) Act 2014 sch. 3 para. 8(8)(a)
s. 36(4)(b) and wordrepealedRegulatory Reform (Scotland) Act 2014 sch. 3 para. 8(8)(b)
s. 36(5)word repealedRegulatory Reform (Scotland) Act 2014 sch. 3 para. 8(8)(a)
s. 36(6)word repealedRegulatory Reform (Scotland) Act 2014 sch. 3 para. 8(8)(a)
sch. 2repealedRegulatory Reform (Scotland) Act 2014 sch. 3 para. 8(10)
sch. 1 para. 10(b)words substitutedRegulatory Reform (Scotland) Act 2014 sch. 3 para. 8(9)
s. 23(4)(a)words repealedRegulatory Reform (Scotland) Act 2014 sch. 3 para. 8(6)(a)
s. 21repealedRegulatory Reform (Scotland) Act 2014 sch. 3 para. 8(4)
s. 22(2)(a)words repealedRegulatory Reform (Scotland) Act 2014 sch. 3 para. 8(5)(a)
s. 22(4)insertedRegulatory Reform (Scotland) Act 2014 sch. 3 para. 8(5)(b)

An Act of the Scottish Parliament to make provision for protection of the water environment, including provision for implementing European Parliament and Council Directive 2000/60/EC; to amend the Sewerage (Scotland) Act 1968 and the Water (Scotland) Act 1980 in relation to the provision of water and sewerage services; and for connected purposes.

The Bill for this Act of the Scottish Parliament was passed by the Parliament on 29th January 2003 and received Royal Assent on 5th March 2003

Contents

  1. Part 1: Protection of the water environment
  2. Chapter 1: Purpose, general duties and definitions
  3. 1General purpose of Part 1
  4. 2The general duties
  5. 3The water environment: definitions
  6. Chapter 2: River basin management planning
  7. River basin districts
  8. 4Establishment of river basin districts
  9. 5Characterisation of river basin districts
  10. 5AShellfish water protected areas
  11. 6Bodies of water used for the abstraction of drinking water
  12. 7Register of protected areas
  13. 8Monitoring
  14. 9Environmental objectives and programmes of measures
  15. River basin management plans
  16. 10River basin management plans
  17. 11River basin management plans: publicity and consultation
  18. 12River basin management plans: submission for approval
  19. 13River basin management plans: approval
  20. 14River basin management plans: review
  21. 15Sub-basin plans
  22. 16Duty to have regard to river basin management plans and sub-basin plans
  23. 17River Basin District Advisory Groups
  24. General
  25. 18Power to obtain information and documents etc.
  26. 19General regulation-making power
  27. Chapter 3: Measures for protection of the water environment
  28. 20Regulation of controlled activities
  29. 21Controlled activities regulations: procedure
  30. 22Remedial and restoration measures
  31. 23Fixing of charges for water services
  32. 24Planning permission: fish farming
  33. Chapter 4: Supplementary
  34. 25Power to give effect to Community obligations etc. Repealed
  35. 26Annual report on implementation of Directive Repealed
  36. 27Availability of documents for public inspection
  37. 28Interpretation of Part 1
  38. 28AInterpretation of Directives for the purposes of Part 1
  39. Part 2: Water and sewerage services
  40. Duty to provide water and sewerage services
  41. 29Duty to provide water and sewerage services
  42. 30Private sewers, SUD systems and sewage treatment works etc.: vesting, takeover and connection conditions Not yet in force
  43. Mains and pipes provided by persons other than Scottish Water
  44. 31Laying of water mains and communication pipes by persons other than Scottish Water
  45. Vesting of waterworks and mains
  46. 32Vesting in Scottish Water of waterworks and mains
  47. Sustainable urban drainage systems
  48. 33Sustainable urban drainage systems
  49. Supplementary
  50. 34Modifications of Part III of the 1980 Act
  51. Part 3: General
  52. 35Crown application
  53. 36Orders and regulations
  54. 37Ancillary provision
  55. 38Commencement and short title
  56. Schedule 1: Matters to be included in river basin management plans
  57. Part 1: Matters to be included in every plan
  58. 1Paragraph 1
  59. 2Paragraph 2
  60. 3Paragraph 3
  61. 4Paragraph 4
  62. 5Paragraph 5
  63. 6Paragraph 6
  64. 7Paragraph 7
  65. 8Paragraph 8
  66. 9Paragraph 9
  67. 10Paragraph 10
  68. 11Paragraph 11
  69. Part 2: Additional matters to be included in revised plans
  70. 12Paragraph 12
  71. 13Paragraph 13
  72. 14Paragraph 14
  73. 15Paragraph 15
  74. Schedule 2: Controlled activities regulations: particular purposes
  75. Part 1: List of purposes
  76. 1Paragraph 1
  77. 2Paragraph 2
  78. 3Paragraph 3
  79. 4Paragraph 4
  80. 5Paragraph 5
  81. 6Paragraph 6
  82. 7Paragraph 7
  83. 8Publicity and consultation
  84. 9Paragraph 9
  85. 10Enforcement and offences
  86. 11Paragraph 11
  87. 12Paragraph 12
  88. 13Paragraph 13
  89. 14Paragraph 14
  90. 15Paragraph 15
  91. Part 2: Supplementary provisions
  92. 16Paragraph 16
  93. 17Paragraph 17
  94. 18Paragraph 18
  95. 19Paragraph 19
  96. 20Paragraph 20
  97. 21Paragraph 21
  98. Schedule 2A: Remedial and restoration measures regulations: offences
  99. Offences
  100. 1Paragraph 1
  101. 2Paragraph 2
  102. 3Paragraph 3
  103. Supplementary
  104. 4Paragraph 4
  105. Interpretation
  106. 5Paragraph 5
  107. Schedule 3: Sustainable urban drainage systems: further amendments
  108. 1The 1968 Act
  109. 2Paragraph 2
  110. 3Paragraph 3
  111. 4Paragraph 4
  112. 5Paragraph 5
  113. 6Paragraph 6
  114. 7Paragraph 7
  115. 8Paragraph 8
  116. 9Paragraph 9
  117. 10Paragraph 10
  118. 11Paragraph 11
  119. 12Paragraph 12
  120. 13Paragraph 13
  121. 14Paragraph 14
  122. 15Paragraph 15
  123. 16Paragraph 16
  124. 17Paragraph 17
  125. 18Paragraph 18
  126. 19Paragraph 19
  127. 20Paragraph 20
  128. 21Paragraph 21
  129. 22Paragraph 22
  130. 23Paragraph 23
  131. 24Paragraph 24
  132. Schedule 4: Modifications of Part III of the 1980 Act
  133. 1Paragraph 1
  134. 2Paragraph 2
  135. 3Paragraph 3 Not yet in force
  136. 4Paragraph 4 Not yet in force
  137. 5Paragraph 5 Not yet in force
  138. Schedule 5: Interpretation of Directives for the purposes of Part 1
  139. Part 1: The Directive
  140. Introduction
  141. 1Paragraph 1
  142. Modifications to the Articles
  143. 2Paragraph 2
  144. 3Paragraph 3
  145. 4Paragraph 4
  146. 5Paragraph 5
  147. 6Paragraph 6
  148. 7Paragraph 7
  149. 8Paragraph 8
  150. 9Paragraph 9
  151. 10Paragraph 10
  152. 11Paragraph 11
  153. 12Paragraph 12
  154. 13Paragraph 13
  155. 14Paragraph 14
  156. 15Paragraph 15
  157. Definition of assimilated law
  158. 16Paragraph 16
  159. Part 2: The Groundwater Directive
  160. Introduction
  161. 17Paragraph 17
  162. Modifications to the Articles
  163. 18Paragraph 18
  164. 19Paragraph 19
  165. 20Paragraph 20
  166. 21Paragraph 21
  167. 22Paragraph 22
  168. 23Paragraph 23
  169. Definition of assimilated law
  170. 24Paragraph 24
  171. Part 3: The Priority Substances Directive
  172. Introduction
  173. 25Paragraph 25
  174. Modifications to Articles
  175. 26Paragraph 26
  176. 27Paragraph 27
  177. 28Paragraph 28
  178. 29Paragraph 29
  179. Definition of assimilated law
  180. 30Paragraph 30