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1. These Regulations may be cited as the Water Environment (River Basin Management Planning: Further Provision) (Scotland) Regulations 2013 and come into force on 22nd December 2013.
2.—(1) In these Regulations—
“the Act” means the Water Environment and Water Services (Scotland) Act 2003;
“artificial or heavily modified body of surface water” means a body of surface water designated as artificial or heavily modified in accordance with regulation 4;
“body of surface water” has the meaning given in section 28 of the Act;
“environmental objective” means an objective set under section 9(1)(a)(i) of the Act;
“hazardous substance” has meaning given in regulation 2(1) of the Water Environment (Controlled Activities) (Scotland) Regulations 2011(1);
“pollutant” has the meaning given in regulation 2(1) of the Water Environment (Controlled Activities) (Scotland) Regulations 2011;
“programme of measures” means a programme prepared under section 9(1)(b) of the Act;
“river basin district” means an area designated as such by order under section 4(1) of the Act;
“river basin management plan” means such a plan approved by the Scottish Ministers under section 13 of the Act (including that section as applied by section 14(4));
“SEPA” means the Scottish Environment Protection Agency;
“water environment” has the meaning given in section 3 of the Act; and
“the Water Framework Directive” means the Directive 2000/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a framework for Community action in the field of water policy(2), as it had effect immediately before it was amended by Directive 2013/39/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council(3).
(2) Unless the context otherwise requires, any other word or expression which is used in both these Regulations and the Water Framework Directive (and which is not otherwise defined in these Regulations or in Part 1 of the Act) has the meaning given in that Directive.
OJ L 327, 22.12.2000, p.1, as amended by Decision No 2455/2001/EC (OJ L 331, 15.12.2001, p.1), Directive 2008/32/EC (OJ L 81, 20.3.2008, p.60), Directive 2008/105/EC (OJ L 348, 24.12.2008, p.84), Directive 2009/31/EC (OJ L 140, 5.6.2009, p.114) and Directive 2013/39/EU (OJ L 226, 24.8.2013, p.1).
OJ L 226, 24.8.2013, p.1.
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