3.—(1) The Scottish Ministers hereby designate as responsible authorities, the public bodies and office holders referred to in column 1 of Schedule 2, for the purposes of Part 1 of the Act.
(2) The Scottish Ministers hereby specify as designated functions of each body or office holder, such of the functions relating to the water environment as are conferred by the enactments shown in column 2 of Schedule 2 relative to each body or office holder.