{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/water-industry-scotland-act-2002/schedule-7/paragraph-5",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/water-industry-scotland-act-2002/schedule-7/paragraph-5.json",
  "legislation": "asp/2002/3",
  "legislation_title": "Water Industry (Scotland) Act 2002",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/water-industry-scotland-act-2002",
  "path": "schedule/7/paragraph/5",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "5",
  "heading": "Countryside (Scotland) Act 1967 (c.86)",
  "text": "(1) The Countryside (Scotland) Act 1967 is amended as follows.\n(2) In section 61 (improvement of waterways for purposes of open-air recreation)—\n(a) in subsection (5), for “every water authority having” substitute “ Scottish Water so far as it has ”,\n(b) in subsection (6)—\n(i) for “any water authority” substitute “ Scottish Water ”,\n(ii) for “the authority” substitute “ Scottish Water ”,\n(c) in subsection (8), for “to every water authority which has refused its consent” substitute “ , where it has refused its consent, to Scottish Water ”.\n(3) In section 63 (provision of recreational facilities by water authorities)—\n(a) in subsection (1)—\n(i) for “a water authority” substitute “ Scottish Water ”,\n(ii) for “them” substitute “ it ”,\n(iii) for “the authority have” substitute “ Scottish Water has ”,\n(b) in subsection (2)—\n(i) for “a water authority” substitute “ Scottish Water ”,\n(ii) for “the authority have” substitute “ Scottish Water has ”,\n(iii) for “they do” substitute “ it does ”,\n(iv) for “the authority are” substitute “ Scottish Water is ”,\n(c) in subsection (4)—\n(i) for “A water authority” substitute “ Scottish Water ”,\n(ii) for “they” substitute “ it ”,\n(iii) for “the authority” substitute “ Scottish Water ”,\n(d) in subsection (5)—\n(i) for “A water authority” substitute “ Scottish Water ”,\n(ii) for “they think” substitute “ it thinks ”,\n(iii) for “them” substitute “ it ”,\n(iv) for “the authority” substitute “ it ”,\n(e) in subsection (6), for “a water authority” in both places where the expression occurs substitute “ Scottish Water ”,\n(f) in subsection (7)—\n(i) for “A water authority” substitute “ Scottish Water ”,\n(ii) for “the authority” substitute “ Scottish Water ”,\n(g) in subsection (8)—\n(i) for “the water authority” substitute “ Scottish Water ”,\n(ii) for “the authority” substitute “ Scottish Water ”,\n(h) in subsection (9)—\n(i) for “A water authority” substitute “ Scottish Water ”,\n(ii) for “they consider” substitute “ it considers ”,\n(iii) for “them” substitute “ it ”,\n(i) in subsection (11)—\n(i) for “a water authority” substitute “ Scottish Water ”,\n(ii) for “they have” substitute “ it has ”.\n(4) In section 78(1)(interpretation), the definition of “water authority” is repealed.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": "prospective",
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [
    {
      "type": "repealed",
      "affecting": "asp/2014/14",
      "affecting_title": "Housing (Scotland) Act 2014"
    }
  ],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2002/3/schedule/7/paragraph/5",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T20:17:08.152929+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}