Water Framework Directive compliance for businesses
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UK Act of Parliament
2014
Scotland
Regulatory Reform (Scotland) Act 2014
An Act of the Scottish Parliament to enable provision to be made for the purpose of promoting regulatory consistency; to make provision in relation to primary authorities; to enable provision to be made, and to make provision, as respects regulatory activities, and offences, relating to the environment; to make provision about regulatory functions relating to marine licensing, planning and street traders' licences; and for connected purposes.
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Accountant in Bankruptcy ... Food Standards Scotland Healthcare Improvement Scotland...
(1) Further defining environmental activities. (2) Modifying the definition of...
(1) Prescribing the form and content of—
(1) Enabling the granting of permits, or the registration of...
(1) Prescribing the form and content of notifications and otherwise...
(1) Authorising, or authorising regulators to make, vary and revoke...
Enabling persons of any specified description (whether or not they...
Imposing duties on persons of any specified description (whether or...
Securing that— (a) publicity is given to specified matters,
Requiring or authorising regulators to carry out consultation in connection...
(1) Conferring functions on regulators with respect to compliance with,...
(1) Authorising regulators to serve on any persons carrying on...
Creating offences and dealing with matters relating to such offences,...
(1) Establishing standards, objectives or requirements in relation to emissions....
Enabling, where a person has been convicted of an offence...
(1) Conferring rights of appeal in respect of decisions made,...
(1) Making provision which, subject to any modifications that the...
The regulations may provide for specified provisions of the regulations...
(1) The regulations may authorise the inclusion in a trading...
(1) General binding rules may— (a) impose conditions or requirements,...
The regulations may make provision for anything which, by virtue...
The regulations may provide— (a) for regulators to have regard...
The regulations may— (a) require any such scheme as is...
The regulations may make provision that the conditions subject to...
(1) Determining the authorities (whether SEPA or any other public...
The Scottish Ministers may, for the purposes of paragraph 22(1)(b),...
(1) The regulations may provide for any such offence as...
The regulations may make provision for or in connection with...
The regulations may— (a) modify any enactment, instrument or document,...
In this schedule— “authorise”, in relation to regulated activities, means...
(1) Prohibiting persons from carrying on, or from causing or...
(1) Prescribing the form and content of applications for permits....
(1) Prescribing the form and content of permits.
(1) Requiring permits, or the conditions to which permits are...
(1) Regulating the transfer and surrender of permits.
(1) Authorising, or authorising the Scottish Ministers to make schemes...
(1) The Sewerage (Scotland) Act 1968 is amended as follows....
(1) The Water Resources (Scotland) Act 2013 is amended as...
(1) The Environmental Protection Act 1990 is amended as follows....
In section 249 of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995...
(1) The Reservoirs (Scotland) Act 2011 is amended as follows....
(1) The Environment Act 1995 is amended as follows.
In schedule 7 to the Water Industry (Scotland) Act 2002...
(1) The Control of Pollution Act 1974 is amended as...
In the Scottish Board of Health Act 1919, in section...
In the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973, in Schedule 27...
In the Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980, in...
In section 11A of the Prevention of Oil Pollution Act...
In the Litter Act 1983— (a) in section 4 (consultation...
In the Water Act 1989, in Schedule 23 (control of...
In the Planning (Consequential Provisions) Act 1990, in Schedule 2...
In the Environmental Protection Act 1990— (a) in section 79...
(1) Section 24 of the Natural Heritage (Scotland) Act 1991...
In section 26 of the Agricultural Holdings (Scotland) Act 1991...
In the Clean Air Act 1993, in section 42 (colliery...
In the Radioactive Substances Act 1993, in Schedule 3 (enactments...
In the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994, in Schedule...
(1) The Environment Act 1995 is amended as follows.
(1) The Environmental Protection Act 1990 is amended as follows....
The amendments made by paragraph 29 to subsection (4) of...
(1) The Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 is amended as...
In the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997, in...
In the Planning (Consequential Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1997, in Schedule...
In the Crime and Punishment (Scotland) Act 1997, in section...
In the City of Edinburgh (Guided Busways) Order Confirmation Act...
In the Pollution Prevention and Control Act 1999, in Schedule...
In the Antisocial Behaviour etc. (Scotland) Act 2004, in schedule...
In section 70 of the Forth Crossing Act 2011 (control...
(1) The Control of Pollution Act 1974 is amended as...
(1) The Clean Air Act 1993 is amended as follows....
(1) The Environmental Protection Act 1990 is amended as follows....
(1) The Natural Heritage (Scotland) Act 1991 is amended as...
(1) The Radioactive Substances Act 1993 is amended as follows....
(1) The Environment Act 1995 is amended as follows.
Section 78 of the Flood Risk Management (Scotland) Act 2009...
(1) The Environment Act 1995 is amended as follows.
In section 136A of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995 (discharges...
In the Pollution Prevention and Control Act 1999, in section...
(1) The Water Environment and Water Services (Scotland) Act 2003...
In section 25 of the Water Services etc. (Scotland) Act...
Browse 62 other sections — procedural / definitional / commencement
Power as respects consistency in regulatory functions
Regulations under section 1: further provision
Regulations under section 1: compliance and enforcement
Regulators' duty in respect of sustainable economic growth
Code of practice
Code of practice: procedure
Power to modify schedule 1
Scope of Part 2
Meaning of “relevant function”
Nomination of primary authorities
Nomination of primary authorities: conditions and registers
Primary authorities: power to make further provision
Advice and guidance
Power to charge
Guidance
General purpose: protecting and improving the environment
Meaning of expressions used in section 16 and schedule 2
Regulations relating to protecting and improving the environment
Regulations relating to protecting and improving the environment: consultation
Fixed monetary penalties
Fixed monetary penalties: procedure
Fixed monetary penalties: effect on criminal proceedings
Variable monetary penalties
Variable monetary penalties: procedure
Variable monetary penalties: effect on criminal proceedings etc.
Undertakings under section 24: non-compliance penalties
Enforcement undertakings
Combination of sanctions
Monetary penalties
Costs recovery
Guidance as to use of enforcement measures
Publication of enforcement action
Interpretation of Chapter 2
Compensation orders against persons convicted of relevant offences
Fines for relevant offences: court to consider financial benefits
Power to order conviction etc. for offence to be publicised
Corporate offending
Vicarious liability for certain offences by employees and agents
Liability where activity carried out by arrangement with another
Significant environmental harm: offence
Power of court to order offence to be remedied
Corporate offending
Offences relating to supply of carrier bags: fixed penalty notices
Orders under sections 36 and 41: prosecutor's right of appeal
Contaminated land and special sites
Amendment of powers under section 108 of Environment Act 1995
Carriers of controlled waste: offences by partnerships affecting registration
Waste management licences: offences by partnerships
Duty of local authorities in relation to air quality assessments etc.
Smoke control areas: authorised fuels and exempt fireplaces
General purpose of SEPA
Annual report on operation of Part 3
Meaning of “relevant offence” and “SEPA” in Part 3
Marine licence applications etc.: proceedings to question validity of decisions
Planning authorities' functions: charges and fees
Application for street trader's licence: food businesses
Consequential modifications and repeals
Subordinate legislation
Ancillary provision
Crown application
Commencement
Short title
Enforcement and responsible bodies
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Scottish Environment Protection Agency
Scotland's principal environmental regulator. Protects and improves Scotland's environment. Issues environmental permits for waste, emissions, water abstraction, and radioactive substances. Enforces environmental …
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