The Water Environment and Water Services (Scotland) Act 2003 (Modification of Part 1) Regulations 2015
| Year | 2015 |
2015No. 270
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
The Water Environment and Water Services (Scotland) Act 2003 (Modification of Part 1) Regulations 2015
22ndJune2015
14thSeptember2015
The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 25 and 36(2) of the Water Environment and Water Services (Scotland) Act 2003( 1) and all other powers enabling them to do so.
In accordance with section 36(6) of that Act( 2), a draft of this instrument has been laid before and approved by resolution of the Scottish Parliament.
Citation, commencement and interpretation
1.-(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Water Environment and Water Services (Scotland) Act 2003 (Modification of Part 1) Regulations 2015 and come into force on 14th September 2015.
(2) In these Regulations-
"related right", in relation to an EU obligation, includes any derogation or other right to make more onerous provisions available in respect of that obligation; and
"relevant EU obligations" means EU obligations of the United Kingdom in connection with-
(a) amendments to Directive 2000/60/ECof the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a framework for Community action in the field of water policy( 3) by-
(i) Decision No 2455/2001/ECof the European Parliament and of the Council( 4);
(ii) Directive 2008/32/ECof the European Parliament and of the Council( 5);
(iii) Directive 2008/105/ECof the European Parliament and of the Council( 6);
(iv) Directive 2009/31/ECof the European Parliament and of the Council( 7);
(v) Directive 2013/39/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council( 8); and
(vi) Commission Directive 2014/101/EU( 9);
(b) Directive 2006/118/ECof the European Parliament and of the Council on the protection of groundwater against pollution and deterioration( 10); and
(c) Directive 2008/105/ECof the European Parliament and of the Council on environmental quality standards in the field of water policy( 11).
Modification of Part 1
2. For the purpose of giving effect to relevant EU obligations or of exercising any related right, the provisions of Part 1 (protection of the water environment) of the Water Environment and Water Services (Scotland) Act 2003( 12) have effect with the following modifications-
(a) after section 1(1) (general purpose of Part 1) insert-
"(1A) The reference in subsection (1) to Directive 2000/60/ECis to that Directive as amended by-
(a) Decision No 2455/2001/ECof the European Parliament and of the Council,
(b) Directive 2008/32/ECof the European Parliament and of the Council,
(c) Directive 2008/105/ECof the European Parliament and of the...
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