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The Water Environment (Relevant Enactments) Order 2006

S.S.I. 2006/554 · Made 21 November 2006

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

WATER

Made 21st November 2006

Laid before the Scottish Parliament 22nd November 2006

Coming into force 14th December 2006

The Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(8) of the Water Environment and Water Services (Scotland) Act 2003f1 and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Order:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

2003 asp 3.

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Specification of relevant enactments
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

This Order may be cited as the Water Environment (Relevant Enactments) Order 2006 and shall come into force on 14th December 2006.

2Specification of relevant enactments

(1)

The Water Environment (Controlled Activities) (Scotland) Regulations 2005f1 are specified as a relevant enactment for the purposes of section 2 of the Water Environment and Water Services (Scotland) Act 2003.

Signature

RHONA BRANKIN

Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

21st November 2006

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order specifies the Water Environment (Controlled Activities) (Scotland) Regulations 2005 as a relevant enactment within the meaning of section 2 of the Water Environment and Water Services (Scotland) Act 2003.

The effect of specification is to require the Scottish Ministers and SEPA to exercise their respective functions under those Regulations so as to secure compliance with the requirements of Directive 2000/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Councilf1 and to act in accordance with the requirements of section 2(4) of the Water Environment and Water Services (Scotland) Act 2003.