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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 4Development of water resources
Sections 5 to 9Control of water abstraction: introductionThe purpose of making subordinate legislation
Section 10(2) and (3)Application for approvalThe purpose of making subordinate legislation
Section 13Additional requirementsThe purpose of making subordinate legislation
Section 15(1)(c)Suspension and revocationThe purpose of making subordinate legislation
Section 17Monitoring and records
Section 20Procedure for regulations
Section 21Controlled activities regulationsThe purpose of making subordinate legislation
Section 22Other definitions for Part
Section 28Water and sewerage undertakingThe purpose of making subordinate legislation
Section 29Errors in meteringThe purpose of making subordinate legislation
Section 30Steps for sake of qualityThe purpose of making subordinate legislation
Section 32Deemed contractsThe purpose of making a scheme
Section 33Notification of occupancyThe purpose of making subordinate legislation
Section 34Priority substances etc.The purpose of making subordinate legislation
Section 37Common maintenanceThe purpose of making subordinate legislation
Sections 38 to 51Water shortage orders
Section 53Repeal of enactments
Schedule 1Water shortage orders
Schedule 2Water saving measures
Schedule 4Repeal 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”)—

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.