The Water Environment (Controlled Activities) (Scotland) Regulations 2011S
3.—(1) The Water Environment (Controlled Activities) (Scotland) Regulations 2011 M1 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 [F1to] 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 [F2to] be interpreted [F3in] 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) M2.
Textual Amendments
F1Word in reg. 3(2) inserted (31.12.2020) by The Environment (EU Exit) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) Regulations 2019 (S.S.I. 2019/175), regs. 1(1)(b), 8(3)(a); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F2Word in reg. 3(2) inserted (31.12.2020) by The Environment (EU Exit) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) Regulations 2019 (S.S.I. 2019/175), regs. 1(1)(b), 8(3)(b)(i); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F3Word in reg. 3(2) inserted (31.12.2020) by The Environment (EU Exit) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) Regulations 2019 (S.S.I. 2019/175), regs. 1(1)(b), 8(3)(b)(ii); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
Commencement Information
I1Reg. 3 in force at 31.12.2020 in force on IP completion day (in accordance with 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)), see reg. 1
Marginal Citations
M1S.S.I. 2011/209, relevantly amended by S.S.I. 2015/211 and S.S.I. 2017/389.
M2Part 3 of schedule 3 was inserted by S.S.I. 2017/389.