{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/water-industry-scotland-act-2002/section-56A",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/water-industry-scotland-act-2002/section-56A.json",
  "legislation": "asp/2002/3",
  "legislation_title": "Water Industry (Scotland) Act 2002",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/water-industry-scotland-act-2002",
  "path": "section/56A",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "56A",
  "heading": "Directions may set objectives",
  "text": "(1) In particular, directions under section 56 may in respect of a period specified under section 29B(2) set objectives as to—\n(a) the standard of the services to be provided in the exercise of Scottish Water's core functions, and\n(b) the time by which—\n(i) a particular standard of any of those services is to be attained,\n(ii) any particular work required for or in connection with the provision of those services is (in part or whole) to be commenced or completed.\n(2) Different objectives may be set for different cases or categories of case.\n(3) In formulating objectives of a type referred to in subsection (1) for inclusion in directions under section 56, the Scottish Ministers must have regard to Scottish Water's duty under section 51(1).\n(4) Before giving directions under section 56 which set objectives of a type referred to in subsection (1), the Scottish Ministers must consult every water services provider and sewerage services provider and Consumer Scotland on the objectives.",
  "extent": "S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Ss. 56A, 56B inserted (1.7.2005) by Water Services etc. (Scotland) Act 2005 (asp 3), ss. 22, 37(2) (with s. 36); S.S.I. 2005/351, art. 2, sch. 2"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in s. 56A(4) inserted (15.8.2011) by Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 8), ss. 130(6), 134(7)(8); S.S.I. 2011/278, art. 2(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in s. 56A(4) substituted (10.11.2022) by The Consumer Scotland (Transfer of Functions) Regulations 2022 (S.S.I. 2022/296), reg. 1(1), sch. para. 1(8) (with reg. 3)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2002/3/section/56A",
    "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."
}