The Water Quality (Scotland) Regulations 2010

Scottish Statutory Instruments

2010 No. 95

Water Supply

The Water Quality (Scotland) Regulations 2010

Made

11th March 2010

Laid before the Scottish Parliament

12th March 2010

Coming into force

20th April 2010

The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972(1) and sections 76B, 76F(5) to (8), 76J, 101(1) and (1A) and 109(1) of the Water (Scotland) Act 1980(2) and all other powers enabling them to do so.

(1)

1972 c.68. Section 2(2) was amended by the Scotland Act 1998 (c.46) Schedule 8, paragraph 15(3); the Legislative Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c.51) section 27(1); and the European Union Amendment Act 2008 (c.7) section 3 and Part 1 of the Schedule. The functions conferred on the Minister of the Crown under section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 were, insofar as within devolved competence, transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c.46).

(2)

1980 c.45. Sections 76B, 76F and 76J were inserted by the Water Act 1989 (c.15), Schedule 22. Sections 76B and 76F were relevantly amended by the Food Safety Act 1990 (c.16) section 56 and by the Water Industry (Scotland) Act 2002 (asp 3) schedule 6, paragraphs 50 and 54 respectively. Section 101(1A) was inserted by the Natural Heritage (Scotland) Act 1991 (c.28), Schedule 10, paragraph 9(5). Section 109(1) contains a definition of “prescribed” relevant to the exercise of the statutory powers under which these Regulations are made. The relevant functions of the Secretary of State were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c.46).