- Status
- Amended (in force with amendments)
- Penalty ceiling
- Prosecution 1 of 1 obligation carry a fine up to £1,000.
Does it bind you?
Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.
Any Person1
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What it requires
Sections creating concrete business duties or carrying penalties, grouped as the instrument is structured. Titles link to the source text — blue means you’re leaving for legislation.gov.uk.
Part 1
Protection of the water environment
1 of 30 sections shown
s.012
River basin management plans: submission for approval (opens in a new tab)
Prosecution
- Failure to attend or give evidence at a water investigation inquiryAny Person
Fine up to £1,000
29 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.005
Shellfish water protected areas
s.028
Interpretation of Directives for the purposes of Part 1
Part 2
Water and sewerage services
0 of 6 sections shown6 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
Part 3
General
0 of 4 sections shown4 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
Schedules
Schedules
0 of 101 shown101 other schedules
s.sch001
A summary of the characterisation of the river basin district...
s.sch001
Information as to— (a) SEPA, and (b) every responsible authority...
s.sch001
The arrangements for making available to the public documents and...
s.sch001
A summary of the changes which have been made as...
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An assessment of the progress made towards the achievement of...
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A summary of any measures included in the programme of...
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A summary of any measures additional to those referred to...
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A summary of significant pressures, and the impact of human...
s.sch001
A summary of the register of protected areas maintained under...
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Information as to the arrangements for monitoring water status under...
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A list of the environmental objectives set under section 9...
s.sch001
A summary of the programme of measures prepared under section...
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Information as to any sub-basin plan.
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A non-technical summary of the information provided under paragraphs 1...
s.sch001
A summary of— (a) the steps taken under subsections (3)...
s.sch001a
National Confidential Forum
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(1) Further defining the activities specified in subsection (3) of...
s.sch002
Enforcement and offences
s.sch002
(1) Authorising regulators to serve on any persons carrying on...
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Creating offences and dealing with matters relating to such offences,...
s.sch002
Enabling, where a person has been convicted of an offence...
s.sch002
(1) Conferring rights of appeal in respect of decisions made,...
s.sch002
(1) Making provision which, subject to any modifications that the...
s.sch002
The regulations may provide for specified provisions of the regulations...
s.sch002
General binding rules may— (a) impose conditions or requirements,
s.sch002
In connection with the imposition of conditions as mentioned in...
s.sch002
The regulations may— (a) require any such scheme as is...
s.sch002
(1) Determining the authorities (whether SEPA or any other public...
s.sch002
(1) The regulations may provide for any such offence as...
s.sch002
In this schedule— “general binding rules” means rules specified in...
s.sch002
(1) Prohibiting persons from carrying on, or from causing or...
s.sch002
(1) Requiring persons proposing to carry on controlled activities to...
s.sch002
(1) Prescribing the form and content of applications for water...
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(1) Regulating the procedure for registration required by provision made...
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(1) Authorising, or authorising regulators to make, vary and revoke...
s.sch002
Publicity and consultation
s.sch002
Requiring or authorising regulators to carry out consultation in connection...
s.sch002a
Creating offences and dealing with matters relating to such offences,...
s.sch002a
Enabling, where a person has been convicted of an offence...
s.sch002a
Making provision which, subject to any modification that the Scottish...
s.sch002a
(1) The regulations may provide for any such offence as...
s.sch002a
In this schedule— “ the regulations ” means regulations under...
s.sch003
The 1968 Act
s.sch003
(1) Section 12 (rights of owners and occupiers to connect...
s.sch003
In section 14 (direction by Scottish Water as to manner...
s.sch003
In section 15 (owner or occupier to remedy defects in...
s.sch003
In section 16 (vesting of sewers and other works in...
s.sch003
In section 16A (vesting of certain private sewers)—
s.sch003
In section 17 (Scottish Water may take over private sewage...
s.sch003
In section 21(1) (buildings not to interfere with sewers), after...
s.sch003
In section 23 (restriction on working minerals)—
s.sch003
In section 39 (Scottish Water to have right to sewage),...
s.sch003
In section 41 (breaking open of streets etc.), after “sewers”...
s.sch003
In section 1(1) (duty of Scottish Water to provide for...
s.sch003
In section 45 (production of plans and information)—
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In section 46 (certain matter not to be passed into...
s.sch003
In section 48(1) (powers of entry)— (a) in paragraph (a),...
s.sch003
In section 59 (interpretation)— (a) in subsection (1), in the...
s.sch003
In section 46(1)(b)(ii) of the Water Industry (Scotland) Act 2002...
s.sch003
In section 2 (maintenance of public sewers etc.), after “sewers,”...
s.sch003
In section 3 (power to construct public sewers)—
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In section 3A(2) (vesting of privately constructed sewers)—
s.sch003
In section 4 (Scottish Water may close or alter public...
s.sch003
In section 7(1) (agreements between roads authorities and Scottish Water),...
s.sch003
In section 8(1) (agreements as to provision of sewers etc....
s.sch003
In section 11(1) (Scottish Water to keep maps of sewers,...
s.sch004
In section 22 (power to break open streets) of the...
s.sch004
In section 23 (power to lay mains etc.), after subsection...
s.sch004
(1) Section 24 (communication and supply pipes) of the 1980...
s.sch004
(1) Part II of Schedule 3 (provisions as to laying...
s.sch004
In Schedule 4 (provisions to be incorporated in orders relating...
s.sch005
(1) When interpreting the Directive for the purposes of Part...
s.sch005
Article 24 is to be ignored.
s.sch005
Annex II is to be read as if, in section...
s.sch005
Annex IV is to be read as if—
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Annex V is to be read as if—
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Annex VI is to be read as if Part A...
s.sch005
Annex VII is to be read as if, in Part...
s.sch005
For the purposes of this Part, “ assimilated law ”...
s.sch005
(1) When interpreting the Groundwater Directive for the purposes of...
s.sch005
Article 3(5) is to be read as if for “submitted”...
s.sch005
Article 5(4) and (5) is to be read as if...
s.sch005
Article 2 is to be read as if—
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Article 6(4) is to be read as if the words...
s.sch005
Article 12 is to be ignored.
s.sch005
Annex I is to be read as if—
s.sch005
Annex II is to be read as if, in Part...
s.sch005
For the purposes of this Part, “ assimilated law ”...
s.sch005
(1) When interpreting the Priority Substances Directive for the purposes...
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(1) A reference in Article 3 to a provision of...
s.sch005
Article 4 is to be read as if—
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Article 5 is to be read as if—
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The following are to be ignored— (a) Article 6(2),
s.sch005
Article 3(9) is to be ignored.
s.sch005
For the purposes of this Part, “ assimilated law ”...
s.sch005
Article 4 is to be read as if—
s.sch005
Article 7(2) is to be read as if—
s.sch005
Article 10 is to be ignored.
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Article 11(3) is to be read as if—
s.sch005
Article 12 is to be ignored.
s.sch005
Article 15 is to be ignored.
6 other provisions
s.004
Commission Visitors
s.004
National Confidential Forum
s.004
General functions of NCF
s.004
Carrying out NCF functions
s.004
Modifications in relation to NCF
s.009
Duty to give advice: further provision
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