Scottish Statutory Instrument
2013
Scotland
The Water Environment (River Basin Management Planning: Further Provision) (Scotland) Regulations 2013
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What's here
14 compliance obligations
Who this Act binds
Plus 14 non-business duties on Crown ministers, regulators, local authorities or tribunals — shown collapsed under each section below.
What this Act requires
Sections that create concrete duties on businesses or carry penalties. Procedural and definitional sections are folded into the “Browse other sections” expander at the bottom of each group. Click any section title to read the source text on legislation.gov.uk.
Part 1 — CITATION, COMMENCEMENT AND GENERAL INTERPRETATION
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Interpretation
Part 2 — RIVER BASIN MANAGEMENT PLANNING
Browse 13 other sections in this Part — procedural / definitional / commencement
Setting of environmental objectives
Designation as artificial or heavily modified bodies of surface water
Environmental objectives: phased achievement
Environmental objectives: human activity or natural condition
Environmental objectives: natural cause or force majeure
Environmental objectives: modifications to physical characteristics
Environmental objectives: sustainable human development activities
Environmental objectives: application of regulations 4 to 9
Waters used for the abstraction of drinking water
Content of monitoring programme
Preparation of programme of measures
Content of river basin management plans
Fixing of charges for water services
Part 3 — SPECIFIC MEASURES AGAINST POLLUTION OF WATER
Watch list
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- SEPA must monitor substances on the water environment watch list Statutory regulator
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Interpretation of Part 3
Environmental quality standards for bodies of surface water
Designation of mixing zones
Register of emissions, discharges and losses
Coordination
Part 4 — SPECIFIC MEASURES TO PREVENT AND CONTROL POLLUTION OF GROUNDWATER
Identification of groundwater hazardous substances
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- SEPA must identify and list hazardous substances in groundwater Statutory regulator
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Interpretation of Part 4
Criteria for assessing groundwater chemical status
Procedure for assessing groundwater chemical status
Identification of significant and sustained upward trends and the definition of starting points for trend reversals
Measures to prevent or limit inputs of pollutants into groundwater
Part 5 — MODIFICATION AND REVOCATION OF ENACTMENTS
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Amendment of the Water Environment (Register of Protected Areas) (Scotland) Regulations 2004
Amendment of the Marine Strategy Regulations 2010
Amendment of the Water Environment (Controlled Activities) (Scotland) Regulations 2011
Amendment of salmon fishery district designation orders
Revocations
Other sections — not classified into a Part
These sections sit outside the numbered Parts — usually provisions added or moved by later amendments.
Environmental objectives: application of regulations 4 to 9
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- SEPA must ensure water protection measures do not harm other water bodies Statutory regulator
Waters used for the abstraction of drinking water
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- SEPA must protect drinking water sources in river basin districts Statutory regulator
Content of monitoring programme
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- SEPA must ensure river basin monitoring meets statutory standards Statutory regulator
Preparation of programme of measures
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- SEPA must prepare and review programmes of water protection measures Statutory regulator
Content of river basin management plans
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- SEPA and Ministers must update river basin management plans every six years Statutory regulator
Fixing of charges for water services
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Scottish Ministers must set water prices to encourage efficient use Crown / Minister / Government department
Environmental quality standards for bodies of surface water
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- SEPA must monitor and improve surface water quality standards Statutory regulator
Designation of mixing zones
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- SEPA must designate and restrict mixing zones for water discharges Statutory regulator
Register of emissions, discharges and losses
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- SEPA must maintain and publish a register of water pollutants Statutory regulator
Criteria for assessing groundwater chemical status
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- SEPA must use specific criteria and thresholds to assess groundwater quality Statutory regulator
Procedure for assessing groundwater chemical status
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- SEPA must assess and report on groundwater chemical status Statutory regulator
Identification of significant and sustained upward trends and the definition of starting points for trend reversals
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- SEPA must identify groundwater pollution trends and set reversal points Statutory regulator
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Citation and commencement
Interpretation
Setting of environmental objectives
Designation as artificial or heavily modified bodies of surface water
Environmental objectives: phased achievement
Environmental objectives: human activity or natural condition
Environmental objectives: natural cause or force majeure
Environmental objectives: modifications to physical characteristics
Environmental objectives: sustainable human development activities
Interpretation of Part 3
Interpretation of Part 4
Measures to prevent or limit inputs of pollutants into groundwater
Amendment of the Water Environment (Register of Protected Areas) (Scotland) Regulations 2004
Amendment of the Marine Strategy Regulations 2010
Amendment of the Water Environment (Controlled Activities) (Scotland) Regulations 2011
Amendment of salmon fishery district designation orders
Revocations
Coordination
Identification of groundwater hazardous substances
INDICATIVE LIST OF THE MAIN POLLUTANTS
Watch list
Enforcement and responsible bodies
The regulators that administer or enforce this legislation.
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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