The Environment (EU Exit) (Scotland) (Amendment etc.) Regulations 2019

The Water Environment (Controlled Activities) (Scotland) Regulations 2011

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3.—(1) The Water Environment (Controlled Activities) (Scotland) Regulations 2011(1) are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 2 (interpretation), after paragraph (2), insert—

(3) For the purposes of these Regulations—

(a)the Water Framework Directive is be interpreted in accordance with Part 1 (the Directive) of schedule 5 (interpretation of Directives for the purposes of Part 1) of the Act,

(b)the Groundwater Directive is be interpreted accordance with Part 2 (the Groundwater Directive) of schedule 5 of the Act,

(c)the Priority Substances Directive is to be interpreted in accordance with Part 3 (the Priority Substances Directive) of schedule 5 of the Act.

(4) For the purposes of paragraph (3), schedule 5 of the Act is to be read as if—

(a)references to “the Directive” are to “the Water Framework Directive”,

(b)references to “Part 1 of this Act” are to “these Regulations”.

(3) In schedule 3 (general binding rules), omit Part 3 (mutual recognition)(2).

(1)

S.S.I. 2011/209, relevantly amended by S.S.I. 2015/211 and S.S.I. 2017/389.

(2)

Part 3 of schedule 3 was inserted by S.S.I. 2017/389.