http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2003/3/section/25/2003-03-05Water Environment and Water Services (Scotland) Act 2003An Act of the Scottish Parliament to make provision for protection of the water environment, including provision for implementing European Parliament and Council Directive 2000/60/EC; to amend the Sewerage (Scotland) Act 1968 and the Water (Scotland) Act 1980 in relation to the provision of water and sewerage services; and for connected purposes.texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2024-01-172003-03-05 Part 1 Protection of the water environmentChapter 4SupplementaryPower to give effect to Community obligations <Abbreviation Expansion="et cetera" xml:lang="la">etc.</Abbreviation>251The Scottish Ministers may by regulations provide that the provisions of this Part are to have effect with such modifications as the regulations may specify for the purpose of giving effect to any Community obligation of the United Kingdom or of exercising any related right.2In this section “related right”, in relation to an obligation, includes any derogation or other right to make more onerous provisions available in respect of that obligation.
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