The Water Environment and Water Services (Scotland) Act 2003 (Designation of Scotland River Basin District) Order 2003
Citation, commencement and interpretation1.
(1)
This Order may be cited as the Water Environment and Water Services (Scotland) Act 2003 (Designation of Scotland River Basin District) Order 2003 and shall come into force on 22nd December 2003.
(2)
In this Order “the Act” means the Water Environment and Water Services (Scotland) Act 2003.
Scotland River Basin District2.
(1)
The river basin district described in paragraph (2) is hereby designated a river basin district for the purposes of Part I of the Act.
(2)
(3)
The maps referred to in paragraph (2) are the maps prepared for the purposes of this Order and laid before the Scottish Parliament in accordance with section 4(4) of the Act.
(4)
The river basin district designated under paragraph (1) shall be known as “Scotland River Basin District”.
St Andrew’s House Edinburgh
This Order designates a river basin district as required by section 4(1) of the Water Environment and Water Services (Scotland) Act 2003.
This is done by reference to maps prepared for the purposes of the Order and laid before the Scottish Parliament in accordance with section 4(4) of that Act.
The maps identify the area of the river basin district, and, in accordance with sections 4(2) and (3) of that Act, show the relevant bodies of groundwater that are excluded from the river basin district.
This Order also provides that the river basin district is to be known as “Scotland River Basin District”.
Under section 4(6) of the Act, the Scottish Environment Protection Agency is under an obligation to make copies of this Order and of the maps available at all reasonable times for public inspection free of charge. This Order and the maps will also be published by the Scottish Ministers and will be available on their website at: .