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This is a draft item of legislation item. This draft has since been made as a Scottish Statutory Instrument: The Water Environment (Groundwater and Priority Substances) (Scotland) Regulations 2009 No. 420
Draft Regulations laid before the Scottish Parliament under section 36(6) of the Water Environment and Water Services (Scotland) Act 2003, for approval by resolution of the Scottish Parliament.
Draft Scottish Statutory Instruments
Environmental Protection
Water
Made
2009
Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1
The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 20, 25 and 36(2) and (3) of, and schedule 2 to, the Water Environment and Water Services (Scotland) Act 2003(1) and all other powers enabling them to do so.
In accordance with section 21(1) of that Act, they have consulted with (a) SEPA, (b) every responsible authority, (c) such persons appearing to them to be representative of the interests of local government, industry, agriculture, fisheries and small businesses respectively as they thought fit, and (d) such other persons as they thought fit.
In accordance with section 36(6) of that Act, a draft of this instrument has been laid before and approved by resolution of the Scottish Parliament.
2003 asp 3; section 20 was amended by regulation 3 of the Water Environment (Controlled Activities) (Scotland) Regulations 2005 (S.S.I. 2005/348).
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