{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/water-scotland-act-1980/section-76K",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/water-scotland-act-1980/section-76K.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1980/45",
  "legislation_title": "Water (Scotland) Act 1980",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/water-scotland-act-1980",
  "path": "section/76K",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "76K",
  "heading": "Power to give effect to international obligations.",
  "text": "(1) The Secretary of State may by regulations provide that the provisions of this Part shall have effect with such modifications as may be prescribed for the purpose of enabling Her Majesty’s Government in the United Kingdom\n(a) to give effect to any EU obligation or exercise any related right; or\n(b) to give effect to any obligation or exercise any related right under any international agreement to which the United Kingdom is for the time being a party.\n(2) In this section—\n“modifications” includes additions, alterations and omissions; and\n“related right”, in relation to an obligation, includes any derogation or other right to make more onerous provisions available in respect of that obligation.",
  "extent": "S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "S. 76K renumbered (1.10.1991) by Natural Heritage (Scotland) Act 1991 (c. 28, SIF 46:1, 130), s. 27(1), Sch. 10 para. 9(4)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words substituted (1.10.1991) by Natural Heritage (Scotland) Act 1991 (c. 28, SIF 46:1, 130), s. 27(1), Sch. 10 para. 9(4)(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in Act substituted (22.4.2011) by The Treaty of Lisbon (Changes in Terminology) Order 2011 (S.I. 2011/1043), arts. 2, 3, 6 (with arts. 3(2)(3), 4(2), 6(4)(5))"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "S. 76K(2) added (1.10.1991) by Natural Heritage (Scotland) Act 1991 (c. 28, SIF 46:1, 130), s. 27(1), Sch. 10 para. 9(4)(b)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1980/45/section/76K",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T10:15:16.376021+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."
}