The Water Resources (Scotland) Act 2013 (Commencement No. 1) Order 2013

Scottish Statutory Instruments

2013 No. 163 (C. 12)

Environmental Protection

Water Industry

Water Resources

The Water Resources (Scotland) Act 2013 (Commencement No. 1) Order 2013

Made

21st May 2013

Laid before the Scottish Parliament

23rd May 2013

Coming into force

10th June 2013

The Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 56(2) of the Water Resources (Scotland) Act 2013(1).

Citation

1.  This Order may be cited as the Water Resources (Scotland) Act 2013 (Commencement No. 1) Order 2013 and comes into force on 10th June 2013.

Interpretation

2.  In this Order, “the Act” means the Water Resources (Scotland) Act 2013.

Appointed day

3.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2), 10th June 2013 is the day appointed for the coming into force of the provisions of the Act specified in column 1 of the table in the Schedule (the subject matter of which is specified in column 2 of that table).

(2) Where a purpose is specified in column 3 of that table, the corresponding provision mentioned in column 1 comes into force in accordance with paragraph (1) only for that purpose.

NICOLA STURGEON

A member of the Scottish Government

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

21st May 2013

Article 3

SCHEDULE

Column 1 Provisions of the Act	Column 2 Subject matter	Column 3 Purpose
Sections 1 to 4	Development of water resources
Sections 5 to 9	Control of water abstraction: introduction	The purpose of making subordinate legislation
Section 10(2) and (3)	Application for approval	The purpose of making subordinate legislation
Section 13	Additional requirements	The purpose of making subordinate legislation
Section 15(1)(c)	Suspension and revocation	The purpose of making subordinate legislation
Section 17	Monitoring and records
Section 20	Procedure for regulations
Section 21	Controlled activities regulations	The purpose of making subordinate legislation
Section 22	Other definitions for Part
Section 28	Water and sewerage undertaking	The purpose of making subordinate legislation
Section 29	Errors in metering	The purpose of making subordinate legislation
Section 30	Steps for sake of quality	The purpose of making subordinate legislation
Section 32	Deemed contracts	The purpose of making a scheme
Section 33	Notification of occupancy	The purpose of making subordinate legislation
Section 34	Priority substances etc.	The purpose of making subordinate legislation
Section 37	Common maintenance	The purpose of making subordinate legislation
Sections 38 to 51	Water shortage orders
Section 53	Repeal of enactments
Schedule 1	Water shortage orders
Schedule 2	Water saving measures
Schedule 4	Repeal of enactments

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order brings into force, on 10th June 2013, the following provisions of the Water Resources (Scotland) Act 2013 (“the Act”)—

• Part 1 which makes provision in relation to the development of water resources,

• Part 7 and schedules 1 and 2 which make provision in relation to water shortage orders,

• section 53 and schedule 4 which make minor and consequential repeals.

The other provisions listed in the Schedule are brought into force on the same day but only for the purposes of enabling regulations, orders and a scheme to be made under those provisions.

The Bill for the Act received Royal Assent on 9th April 2013. Section 56 of the Act brought into force Part 8 (except section 53 and Schedule 4) on the day after Royal Assent.

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2013 asp 5.