2005 No. 63
The Water (Prevention of Pollution) (Code of Practice) (Scotland) Order 2005
Made
Laid before the Scottish Parliament
Coming into force
The Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 51(1) of the Control of Pollution Act 19741 and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, after consultation with SEPA in accordance with section 51(3) of the said Act, hereby make the following Order:
Citation, commencement and extent1
1
This Order may be cited as the Water (Prevention of Pollution) (Code of Practice) (Scotland) Order 2005 and shall come into force on 11th March 2005.
2
This Order shall extend to Scotland only.
Code of Practice
2
—The Code of Good Practice for the Prevention of Environmental Pollution from Agricultural Activity of which a copy is to be deposited in the Scottish Parliament on 8th February 2005 and which is to be issued by the Scottish Ministers on 11th March 2005, in so far as it is issued for the purpose of–
a
giving practical guidance to persons engaged in agriculture with respect to activities that may affect controlled waters2; and
b
promoting what appears to them to be desirable practices by such persons for avoiding or minimising the pollution of any such waters,
being all sections of the Code other than–
i
section 3; and
ii
section 13,
is hereby approved.
3
The following Orders are revoked–
a
the Water (Prevention of Pollution) (Code of Practice) (Scotland) Order 19973; and
b
the Water (Prevention of Pollution) (Code of Practice) (Scotland) Amendment Order 20014.
(This note is not part of the Order)