Scottish Statutory Instrument SI 2013 Scotland

The Water Environment (River Basin Management Planning: Further Provision) (Scotland) Regulations 2013

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Enforced by
SEPA
Status
In Force
Penalty ceiling
Regulated

Does it bind you?

Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.

Plus 14 duties on the regulator, Crown ministers and public bodies — folded into the section list below.

What it requires

Regulations 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

CITATION, COMMENCEMENT AND GENERAL INTERPRETATION

0 of 2 sections shown
2 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.001 Citation and commencement
s.002 Interpretation
Part 2

RIVER BASIN MANAGEMENT PLANNING

0 of 10 sections shown
10 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.003 Setting of environmental objectives
s.004 Designation as artificial or heavily modified bodies of surface water
s.005 Environmental objectives: phased achievement
s.006 Environmental objectives: human activity or natural condition
s.007 Environmental objectives: natural cause or force majeure
s.008 Environmental objectives: modifications to physical characteristics
s.009 Environmental objectives: sustainable human development activities
s.010 Environmental objectives: application of regulations 4 to 9
s.011 Waters used for the abstraction of drinking water
s.012 Content of monitoring programme
s.010 Environmental objectives: application of regulations 4 to 9 (opens in a new tab) Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • SEPA must ensure water protection measures do not harm other water bodiesStatutory regulator
s.011 Waters used for the abstraction of drinking water (opens in a new tab) Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • SEPA must protect drinking water sources in river basin districtsStatutory regulator
s.012 Content of monitoring programme (opens in a new tab) Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • SEPA must ensure river basin monitoring meets statutory standardsStatutory regulator
s.013 Preparation of programme of measures Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • SEPA must prepare and review programmes of water protection measuresStatutory regulator
s.014 Content of river basin management plans Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • SEPA and Ministers must update river basin management plans every six yearsStatutory regulator
s.015 Fixing of charges for water services Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Scottish Ministers must set water prices to encourage efficient useCrown / Minister / Government department
s.017 Environmental quality standards for bodies of surface water Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • SEPA must monitor and improve surface water quality standardsStatutory regulator
s.018 Designation of mixing zones Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • SEPA must designate and restrict mixing zones for water dischargesStatutory regulator
s.019 Register of emissions, discharges and losses Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • SEPA must maintain and publish a register of water pollutantsStatutory regulator
s.021 Criteria for assessing groundwater chemical status Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • SEPA must use specific criteria and thresholds to assess groundwater qualityStatutory regulator
s.022 Procedure for assessing groundwater chemical status Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • SEPA must assess and report on groundwater chemical statusStatutory regulator
s.023 Identification of significant and sustained upward trends and the definition of starting points for trend reversals Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • SEPA must identify groundwater pollution trends and set reversal pointsStatutory regulator
s.identification of groundwater hazardous substances Identification of groundwater hazardous substances Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • SEPA must identify and list hazardous substances in groundwaterStatutory regulator
s.watch list Watch list Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • SEPA must monitor substances on the water environment watch listStatutory regulator
19 other provisions
s.001 Citation and commencement (opens in a new tab)
s.002 Interpretation (opens in a new tab)
s.003 Setting of environmental objectives (opens in a new tab)
s.004 Designation as artificial or heavily modified bodies of surface water (opens in a new tab)
s.005 Environmental objectives: phased achievement (opens in a new tab)
s.006 Environmental objectives: human activity or natural condition (opens in a new tab)
s.007 Environmental objectives: natural cause or force majeure (opens in a new tab)
s.008 Environmental objectives: modifications to physical characteristics (opens in a new tab)
s.009 Environmental objectives: sustainable human development activities (opens in a new tab)
s.016 Interpretation of Part 3
s.020 Interpretation of Part 4
s.024 Measures to prevent or limit inputs of pollutants into groundwater
s.025 Amendment of the Water Environment (Register of Protected Areas) (Scotland) Regulations 2004
s.026 Amendment of the Marine Strategy Regulations 2010
s.027 Amendment of the Water Environment (Controlled Activities) (Scotland) Regulations 2011
s.028 Amendment of salmon fishery district designation orders
s.029 Revocations
s.coordination Coordination
s.indicative list of the main pollutants INDICATIVE LIST OF THE MAIN POLLUTANTS

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