# The Water Environment (River Basin Management Planning: Further Provision) (Scotland) Regulations 2013, Introduction: Introductory text


Environmental Protection
Water
Made 12th November 2013
Laid before the Scottish Parliament 14th November 2013
Coming into force 22nd December 2013
The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 5(5), 7, 8(5), 9(4) to (6), 10(2)(b), 19(1), 23(1) and 36(2) and (3) of the Water Environment and Water Services (Scotland) Act 2003 (“the Act”) and section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 and all other powers enabling them to do so.
In accordance with section 23(3) of the Act, the Scottish Ministers have consulted such persons as they think fit.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2013/323/introduction (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/water-environment-river-basin-management-planning-further-provision-scotland-regulations-2013/introduction
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