# Water Resources (Scotland) Act 2013, Section 5: Qualifying abstraction


(1) In this Part, “qualifying abstraction” means abstraction of water by any person—
(a) from a particular body of inland water within Scotland, and
(b) at a rate above the relevant threshold.
(2) In this Part, “abstraction” in relation to a body of inland water has the same meaning as in section 20(3)(b) of the 2003 Act in relation to a body of water of the sort to which that section relates (see section 20(6) of that Act).
(3) In this Part, “inland water” is as defined by section 3 of the 2003 Act.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2013/5/section/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/water-resources-scotland-act-2013/section-5
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