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Water Environment and Water Services (Scotland) Act 2003

2003 asp 3

CONTENTS

  1. Part 1

    Protection of the water environment

    1. Chapter 1

      Purpose, general duties and definitions

      1. 1. General purpose of Part 1

      2. 2. The general duties

      3. 3. The water environment: definitions

    2. Chapter 2

      River basin management planning

      1. River basin districts

        1. 4. Establishment of river basin districts

        2. 5. Characterisation of river basin districts

        3. 6. Bodies of water used for the abstraction of drinking water

        4. 7. Register of protected areas

        5. 8. Monitoring

        6. 9. Environmental objectives and programmes of measures

      2. River basin management plans

        1. 10. River basin management plans

        2. 11. River basin management plans: publicity and consultation

        3. 12. River basin management plans: submission for approval

        4. 13. River basin management plans: approval

        5. 14. River basin management plans: review

        6. 15. Sub-basin plans

        7. 16. Duty to have regard to river basin management plans and sub-basin plans

        8. 17. River Basin District Advisory Groups

      3. General

        1. 18. Power to obtain information and documents etc.

        2. 19. General regulation-making power

    3. Chapter 3

      Measures for protection of the water environment

      1. 20. Regulation of controlled activities

      2. 21. Controlled activities regulations: procedure

      3. 22. Remedial and restoration measures

      4. 23. Fixing of charges for water services

      5. 24. Planning permission: fish farming

    4. Chapter 4

      Supplementary

      1. 25. Power to give effect to Community obligations etc.

      2. 26. Annual report on implementation of Directive

      3. 27. Availability of documents for public inspection

      4. 28. Interpretation of Part 1

  2. Part 2

    Water and sewerage services

    1. Duty to provide water and sewerage services

      1. 29. Duty to provide water and sewerage services

      2. 30. Private sewers, SUD systems and sewage treatment works etc.: vesting, takeover and connection conditions

    2. Mains and pipes provided by persons other than Scottish Water

      1. 31. Laying of water mains and communication pipes by persons other than Scottish Water

    3. Vesting of waterworks and mains

      1. 32. Vesting in Scottish Water of waterworks and mains

    4. Sustainable urban drainage systems

      1. 33. Sustainable urban drainage systems

    5. Supplementary

      1. 34. Modifications of Part III of the 1980 Act

  3. Part 3

    General

    1. 35. Crown application

    2. 36. Orders and regulations

    3. 37. Ancillary provision

    4. 38. Commencement and short title

    1. Schedule 1

      Matters to be included in river basin management plans

      1. Part 1

        Matters to be included in every plan

      2. Part 2

        Additional matters to be included in revised plans

    2. Schedule 2

      Controlled activities regulations: particular purposes

      1. Part 1

        List of purposes

      2. Part 2

        Supplementary provisions

    3. Schedule 3

      Sustainable urban drainage systems: further amendments

    4. Schedule 4

      Modifications of Part III of the 1980 Act

The Bill for this Act of the Scottish Parliament was passed by the Parliament on 29th January 2003 and received Royal Assent on 5th March 2003

An Act of the Scottish Parliament to make provision for protection of the water environment, including provision for implementing European Parliament and Council Directive 2000/60/EC; to amend the Sewerage (Scotland) Act 1968 and the Water (Scotland) Act 1980 in relation to the provision of water and sewerage services; and for connected purposes.