The Water Industry (Scotland) Act 2002 (Consequential Provisions) Order 2003

Surface Waters (Abstraction for Drinking Water) (Classification) (Scotland) Regulations 1996 (S.I. 1996/3047)

10.—(1) The Surface Waters (Abstraction for Drinking Water) (Classification) (Scotland) Regulations 1996 are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 1(2) (citation, commencement, interpretation and extent), the definitions of “water authority” and “relevant water authority” are repealed.

(3) In each of the following provisions, for “the relevant water authority” wherever the expression occurs substitute “Scottish Water”–

  • Regulation 9(2),

  • Regulation 9(4),

  • Regulation 10,

  • Regulation 11,

  • Regulation 14(2).

(4) In regulation 14(1) (registers)–

(a)for “Each water authority” substitute “Scottish Water”; and

(b)in sub-paragraph (a) delete the words “in its area”.