The Reservoirs (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2015
| Jurisdiction | Scotland |
| Citation | SSI 2015/315 |
| Year | 2015 |
2015No. 315
FLOOD RISK MANAGEMENT
WATER SUPPLY
The Reservoirs (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2015
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The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 2(3)(a), 9(3)(a), 14(1), (3) and (4), 23(8), 24(7) and 114(2)(b) of the Reservoirs (Scotland) Act 2011( 1) and all other powers enabling them to do so.
In making regulations under section 14(1) of that Act, the Scottish Ministers have had regard to the reasonable cost of the exercise of the functions in respect of which fees are to be charged by SEPA.
Citation, commencement and interpretation
1.-(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Reservoirs (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2015 and come into force on 1st October 2015.
(2) In these Regulations, "the principal Regulations" means the Reservoirs (Scotland) Regulations 2015( 2).
Amendment of regulation 1 (citation, commencement and interpretation)
2. In regulation 1(2) of the principal Regulations-
(a) omit the definition of "cessation fee"; and(b) in the definition of "new manager fee", omit "(b)".Amendment of regulation 8 (structures or areas which are not controlled reservoirs)
3. In regulation 8 of the principal Regulations-
(a) in paragraph (1), for "Roads" substitute "Road"; and(b) in paragraph (2), for "roads" substitute "road".Amendment of regulation 10 (controlled reservoirs register: additional information)
4. In regulation 10 of the principal Regulations-
(a) in paragraph (1), omit "(and the period of any such appointment)"; and(b) in paragraph (2), for "(and the period of any such appointment)" substitute ", and the period of any such appointment".Substitution of regulation 17 (transfer fees: general)
5. For regulation 17 of the principal Regulations, together with its cross heading, substitute-
"Transfer fees: general
17.
-(1) Subject to regulation 18, SEPA may charge the reservoir manager of a controlled reservoir a fee in relation to a notice given to SEPA by that manager under section 15(2) of the Act.(2) The reservoir manager must pay the new manager fee to SEPA.(3) The new manager fee is recoverable as a civil debt.".Substitution of regulation 18 (transfer fees: determination and charging)
6. For regulation 18 of the principal Regulations, together with its cross heading, substitute-
"Transfer fees: determination and charging
18.
-(1) SEPA must determine the amount of any new manager fee...To continue reading
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