Part I S Central Authority

1 Duty of Secretary of State. S

It shall be the duty of the Secretary of State—

(a) to promote the conservation of the water resources of Scotland and the provision by water authorities and water development boards of adequate water supplies throughout Scotland; and

(b) to secure the collection, preparation, publication and dissemination of information and statistics relating to such water resources and water supplies; and

(c) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F1

Textual Amendments

F1 S. 1(c) repealed by Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1981 (c.23, SIF 81:2), ss. 32, 41, Sch. 4

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 S. 1 extended (1.10.1991) by Natural Heritage (Scotland) Act 1991 (c. 28, SIF 46:1, 130), s. 15(3)

2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F2 S

Textual Amendments

F2 S. 2 repealed by Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1981 (c. 23, SIF 81:2), ss. 25, 41, Sch. 2 para. 38, Sch. 4