PART 2Control of water abstraction
Role of Ministers
14Advice from other bodies
(1)
Subsections (3) and (4) apply where the Scottish Ministers are considering—
(a)
an application under section 10(1),
(b)
what period (if any) should be specified under section 12(1)(a), or
(c)
what conditions (if any) should be attached under section 12(1)(b).
(2)
Subsection (3) does not apply if Scottish Water is the applicant.
(3)
Scottish Water must give the Scottish Ministers such advice as they may reasonably seek from it concerning any adverse impact on the exercise of its core functions in relation to premises in Scotland.
(4)
SEPA must give the Scottish Ministers such advice as they may reasonably seek from it concerning any adverse impact on the environment in Scotland.
(5)
In subsection (3), the reference to Scottish Water’s core functions is to be construed in accordance with section 70(2) of the 2002 Act.
(6)
In subsections (3) and (4), the references to impact are to impact that may arise if the qualifying abstraction in question were to be carried out.