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Water Resources (Scotland) Act 2013

2013 asp 5 · Enacted 9 April 2013 · Extends to Scotland

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s. 5(2)words substitutedRegulatory Reform (Scotland) Act 2014 sch. 3 para. 10(2)
s. 21(5)(b)substitutedRegulatory Reform (Scotland) Act 2014 sch. 3 para. 10(3)
s. 50(5)(b)substitutedRegulatory Reform (Scotland) Act 2014 sch. 3 para. 10(4)

An Act of the Scottish Parliament to make provision for the development of Scotland's water resources; to bring large-scale water abstraction under Ministerial control; to extend Scottish Water's functions and to authorise grants and loans in favour of related bodies; to permit the taking of steps for the sake of water quality; to create contracts for certain non-domestic water and sewerage services; to protect the public sewerage network from harm and to allow for maintenance of private sewage works; to enable the making of water shortage orders; and for connected purposes.

The Bill for this Act of the Scottish Parliament was passed by the Parliament on 27th February 2013 and received Royal Assent on 9th April 2013.

Contents

  1. Part 1: Development of water resources
  2. 1Duty of the Scottish Ministers
  3. 2Involvement of public bodies
  4. 3Designation of bodies
  5. 4Reports on steps taken
  6. Part 2: Control of water abstraction
  7. Introduction
  8. 5Qualifying abstraction
  9. 6Prohibition arising
  10. 7Exemption from approval
  11. 8The relevant threshold
  12. 9Consultation on changes
  13. Role of Ministers
  14. 10Application for approval
  15. 11Factors as to approval Not yet in force
  16. 12Conditions of approval Not yet in force
  17. 13Additional requirements
  18. 14Advice from other bodies Not yet in force
  19. 15Suspension and revocation
  20. Appeal, monitoring and offence
  21. 16Appeal against decision Not yet in force
  22. 17Monitoring and records
  23. 18Abstraction-related offence Not yet in force
  24. 19Corporate offending Not yet in force
  25. Regulations etc.
  26. 20Procedure for regulations
  27. 212018 Regulations
  28. 22Other definitions for Part
  29. Part 3: Scottish Water's functions
  30. Exercise of functions
  31. 23Value of water resources
  32. 24Development of assets
  33. 25Supporting renewable energy
  34. 26Meaning of core functions
  35. Financing and borrowing
  36. 27Subsidiaries of Scottish Water
  37. 28Water and sewerage undertaking
  38. Other matters
  39. 29Errors in metering
  40. Part 4: Raw water quality
  41. 30Steps for sake of quality
  42. 31Agreements about activities
  43. Part 5: Non-domestic services
  44. 32Deemed contracts
  45. 33Notification of occupancy
  46. Part 6: Sewerage network
  47. Discharge into public sewer
  48. 34Priority substances etc.
  49. 35Substances generally
  50. 36Powers of entry
  51. Private sewage works
  52. 37Common maintenance
  53. Part 7: Water shortage orders
  54. Main provisions
  55. 38Proposal for order
  56. 39Making of order
  57. 40Content of order
  58. 41Abstraction and discharge
  59. 42Scheduled provision
  60. Appeal and offence
  61. 43Appeal against order
  62. 44Non-compliance offence
  63. 45Corporate offending
  64. Recommendations and directions
  65. 46Recommendations issuable
  66. 47Directions on functions
  67. Definitions etc.
  68. 48Water saving measures
  69. 49Serious deficiencies
  70. 502018 Regulations
  71. 51Other expressions in Part
  72. Part 8: General provisions
  73. Miscellaneous
  74. 52Crown application
  75. 53Repeal of enactments
  76. 54Ancillary power
  77. 55Key definitions
  78. Commencement and short title
  79. 56Commencement
  80. 57Short title
  81. Schedule 1: Water shortage orders
  82. Notice of proposal
  83. 1Paragraph 1
  84. Notifying owners etc.
  85. 2Paragraph 2
  86. Additional notice
  87. 3Paragraph 3
  88. SEPA's advice
  89. 4Paragraph 4
  90. Representations and decision
  91. 5Paragraph 5
  92. Publication of order
  93. 6Paragraph 6
  94. Notice regarding abstraction
  95. 7Paragraph 7
  96. Effect of order
  97. 8Paragraph 8
  98. Notice of extension
  99. 9Paragraph 9
  100. Appeal against extension
  101. 10Paragraph 10
  102. Review and revocation of order
  103. 11Paragraph 11
  104. Power to enter
  105. 12Paragraph 12
  106. Entry warrants
  107. 13Paragraph 13
  108. Approved persons
  109. 14Paragraph 14
  110. Taking steps
  111. 15Paragraph 15
  112. Obstruction offence
  113. 16Paragraph 16
  114. Compensation
  115. 17Paragraph 17
  116. References to publication etc.
  117. 18Paragraph 18
  118. 19Paragraph 19
  119. Schedule 2: Water saving measures
  120. Paragraph
  121. Schedule 3: Crown land
  122. 1Paragraph 1
  123. 2Paragraph 2
  124. 3Paragraph 3
  125. Schedule 4: Repeal of enactments
  126. 1Paragraph 1
  127. 2Paragraph 2