The Water Environment (Consequential and Savings Provisions) (Scotland) Order 2006

JurisdictionScotland
CitationSSI 2006/181
Year2006

2006 No. 181

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

WATER

The Water Environment (Consequential and Savings Provisions) (Scotland) Order 2006

Made 29th March 2006

Coming into force 1st April 2006

The Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 36(3) and 37 of the Water Environment and Water Services (Scotland) Act 20031and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Order, a draft of which has, in accordance with section 36(6) of that Act, been laid before and approved by resolution of the Scottish Parliament:

S-1 Citation and commencement

Citation and commencement

1. This Order may be cited as the Water Environment (Consequential and Savings Provisions) (Scotland) Order 2006 and shall come into force on 1st April 2006.

S-2 Repeals, Revocations, Savings and Amendments

Repeals, Revocations, Savings and Amendments

2. The repeals specified in Part I, the revocations specified in Part II, the savings specified in Part III, and the amendments specified in Parts IV and V of the Schedule to this Order shall have effect.

S-3 The Water (Scotland) Act 1980 – provision in relation to existing orders, etc.

The Water (Scotland) Act 1980 – provision in relation to existing orders, etc.

3.—(1) In the event that any provisions or conditions on matters relating to the protection of the water environment contained in any of the orders or enactments referred to in paragraph (2) differ and cannot reasonably be reconciled with the conditions contained in an authorisation granted under the Water Environment (Controlled Activities) (Scotland) Regulations 20052, the relevant provisions and conditions of such orders or enactments shall be treated as modified to the extent necessary to be consistent with the conditions of that authorisation.

(2) The orders and enactments mentioned in paragraph (1) are–

(a)

(a) all orders made under section 17 of the Water (Scotland) Act 19803; and

(b)

(b) all enactments which by virtue of paragraph 1 of Schedule 9 to that Act have effect as if done under that section.

RHONA BRANKIN

Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

29th March 2006

SCHEDULE

Article 2

SCHEDULE

1 REPEALS

PART I

REPEALS

Reference

Short title or title

Extent of repeal

1951 c. 66

The Rivers (Prevention of Pollution) (Scotland) Act 1951

The whole Act

1965 c. 13

The Rivers (Prevention of Pollution) (Scotland) Act 1965

The whole Act

1974 c. 40

The Control of Pollution Act 19744

Sections 30F to 31A

Sections 33 to 40

In section 41(1)–

(a) paragraphs (b) and (c),

(b) in paragraph (d), sub paragraph (i), and

(c) paragraphs (f) and (h) to (m)

Section 42B(2)(a) and (b)

Sections 46 to 50

Section 93(4)

Section 94(3)

1980 c. 45

The Water (Scotland) Act 19805

Schedule 1, Part III

1995 c. 25

The Environment Act 1995

Section 24

Section 34(1), (3) and (4)

1991 c. 28

The Natural Heritage (Scotland) Act 19916

Sections 15 to 19

Schedules 5 and 6

1991 c.iv

The Tay Road Bridge Confirmation Act 1991

Article 16(2) of the Provisional Order contained in the Schedule

1994 c.iii

The British Railways (No. 3) Order Confirmation Act 1994

Article 11(4) of the Provisional Order contained in the Schedule

2003 asp 15

The Salmon and Freshwater Fisheries (Consolidation) (Scotland) Act 2003

In section 28(2)–

(a) paragraph (c), and

(b) the word “and” immediately preceding that paragraph

2004 asp 10

The Stirling-Alloa-Kincardine Railway and Linked Improvements Act 2004

Section 12(6)

2 REVOCATIONS

PART II

REVOCATIONS

Table 1

Reference

Regulations revoked

S.I. 1973/1846

The Lothians River Purification Board (Peffer Burn West) Control Order 1973

S.I. 1983/1182

The Control of Pollution (Exemption of Certain Discharges from Control) Order 1983

S.I. 1984/864

The Control of Pollution (Consents for Discharges) (Notices) Regulations 1984

S.I. 1984/865

The Control of Pollution (Consents for Discharges) (Secretary of State Functions) Regulations 1984

S.I. 1986/1623

The Control of Pollution (Exemption of Certain Discharges from Control) (Variation) Order 1986

S.I. 1993/1154

The Control of Pollution (Exemption of Certain Discharges from Control) (Scotland) Variation Order 1993

S.I. 1993/1156

The Control of Pollution (Discharges by Islands Councils) (Scotland) Regulations 1993

S.I. 1995/2382

The Tay River Purification Board (Ordie Burn) Control Order 1995

S.S.I. 2000/432

The Control of Pollution (Registers) and (Consents for Discharges) (Secretary of State Functions) Amendment Regulations 2000

S.S.I. 2003/168

The Anti Pollution Works (Scotland) Regulations 2003

Table 2

Reference

Regulations

Extent of revocation

S.I. 1993/1155

The Control of Pollution (Registers) (Scotland) Regulations 19937

Regulations 5 to 8 and 10.

In regulation 3(2), omit “subject to regulations 4A(2) and 7(2)”.

S.I. 1996/973

The Environment Act 1995 (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) (Scotland) Regulations 19968

Regulation 3.

S.I. 1999/1750

The Scotland Act 1998 (Transfer of Functions to the Scottish Ministers etc.) Order 19999

In Schedule 2, in the entry for the Control of Pollution Act 1974, omit “36(2B),”.

3 SAVINGS

PART III

SAVINGS

SCH-1.1

1. Notwithstanding the repeal of the Rivers (Prevention of Pollution) (Scotland) Act 1951 by this Order, the definition of “tidal waters” contained in section 35(1) of that Act shall continue to have effect, on and after 1st April 2006, as it had effect immediately before that date, for the purposes of section 92(2)(a) of the Agriculture Act 197010and section 151(1) of the Roads (Scotland) Act 198411.

SCH-1.2

2. Notwithstanding the repeal of section 30F of the 1974 Act by this Order, section 30F(6) shall continue to have effect, on and after 1st April 2006, as it had effect immediately before that date, for the purposes of section 31B(4)(d) of the 1974 Act12.

SCH-1.3

3. Notwithstanding the repeal of section 31A of the 1974 Act by this Order, the Control of Pollution (Silage Slurry and Agricultural Fuel Oil) (Scotland) Regulations 200313shall continue to have effect, on and after 1st April 2006, as they had effect immediately before that date.

SCH-1.4

4. Notwithstanding the repeal of section 33 of the 1974 Act by this Order, the 1991 Order shall continue to have effect, and section 33(1), (3) and (4) of the 1974 Act shall continue to have effect for the purposes of that Order, on and after 1st April 2006, as they had effect immediately before that date.

SCH-1.5

5. Notwithstanding the repeal of sections 47 and 48 of the 1974 Act by this Order, those sections shall continue to have effect, on and after 1st April 2006, as they had effect immediately before that date, in so far as they may have application to, or may be exercisable in relation to, the subject matter of the 1991 Order.

SCH-1.6

6. Notwithstanding the amendment of section 17 of, and the repeal of Part III of Schedule 1 to, the Water (Scotland) Act 198014by this Order–

(a) those provisions shall continue to have effect, on and after 1st April 2006, as they had effect immediately before that date, in relation to any application for an order to approve an agreement to acquire rights to take water from any stream or other source which has been submitted by Scottish Water under section 17(1) of that Act on or before 31st March 2006; and

(b) all orders made under section 17(1) of that Act, or enactments which by virtue of paragraph 1 of Schedule 9 to that Act, have effect as if done under that section, shall continue to have effect, on and after 1st April 2006, as they had effect immediately before that date.

SCH-1.7

7. In this Part of the Schedule–

the 1974 Act” means the Control of Pollution Act 1974; and

“the 1991 Order” means the Control of Pollution (Continuation of Byelaws) (Scotland) Order 199115.

4 AMENDMENTS TO PRIMARY LEGISLATION

PART IV

AMENDMENTS TO PRIMARY LEGISLATION

SCH-1.1

1.The Flood Prevention (Scotland) Act 1961

(1) The Flood Prevention (Scotland) Act 196116is amended as follows.

(2) In section 3(3) (supplementary provisions as to powers of local authorities)–

(a)

(a) omit paragraph (c); and

(b)

(b) after paragraph (d) insert–

“; or

(e)

(e) any regulations made under section 20 (regulation of controlled activities) of the Water Environment and Water Services (Scotland) Act 2003 (asp 3).”.

SCH-1.2

2.The Harbours Act 1964

(1) The Harbours Act 196417is amended as follows.

(2) In section 57 (interpretation) in the definition of “river works powers”–

(a)

(a) omit “or by the Rivers (Prevention of Pollution) (Scotland) Act 1951”; and

(b)

(b) omit “and 1951”.

SCH-1.3

3.The Control of Pollution Act 1974

(1) The Control of Pollution Act 1974 is amended as follows.

(2) In section 30D (general duties to achieve and maintain objectives etc.)18

(a)

(a) in subsection (1) omit “Rivers (Prevention of Pollution) (Scotland) Acts 1951 and 1965 and of the”; and

(b)

(b) in subsection (2) omit “or the provisions of the Rivers (Prevention of Pollution) (Scotland) Acts 1951 and 1965”.

SCH-1.4

4.The Water (Scotland) Act 1980

(1) The Water (Scotland) Act 198019is amended as follows.

(2) In section 17 (acquisition of water rights)–

(a)

(a) in subsection (1), omit the words from “, but no such agreement” to the end;

(b)

(b) in subsection (3)–

(i) omit paragraph (a) and the following “or”; and

(ii) for “the said Part III” substitute “Part III of Schedule 4”;

(c)

(c) in subsection (4), omit paragraph (a) and the following “or”;

(d)

(d) in subsection (5)–

(i) insert at the beginning “Subject to subsections (5A) and (5B)”; and

(ii) omit the words “agreement or” in both places where they occur;

(e)

(e) after subsection (5), insert–

SCH-1.5A

“5A Before making an order for the compulsory acquisition of water rights, and in considering the matters referred to in subsections (3) to (5), the Scottish Ministers shall–

(a) obtain and have regard to the advice of the Scottish Environment Protection Agency on matters relating to the protection of the water environment (and in particular as to the extent to, and the...

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