# The Water Environment (River Basin Management Planning etc.) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) Regulations 2015, Introduction: Introductory text

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Environmental Protection
Water
Made 26th May 2015
Laid before the Scottish Parliament 28th May 2015
Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1(2) and (3)
The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 8(5), 9(4) to (6), 10(2)(b), 19(1) and 36(2) and (3) of the Water Environment and Water Services (Scotland) Act 2003 and section 2(2) of, and paragraph 1A of Schedule 2 to, the European Communities Act 1972 and all other powers enabling them to do so.
These Regulations make provision for a purpose mentioned in section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972, and it appears to the Scottish Ministers that it is expedient for the references in regulation 3(c) to Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council and to Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council to be references to each instrument as amended from time to time.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2015/211/introduction (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/water-environment-river-basin-management-planning-etc-miscellaneous-amendments-scotland-regulations-2015/introduction
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