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Scottish Statutory Instruments
Water Resources
Made
24th October 2017
Laid before the Scottish Parliament
26th October 2017
Coming into force
9th December 2017
The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 3(2) of the Water Resources (Scotland) Act 2013(1) and all other powers enabling them to do so.
In accordance with section 3(3) of that Act, the Scottish Ministers consulted the Water Industry Commission for Scotland before making these Regulations.
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Development of Water Resources (Designated Bodies: Modification) (Scotland) Regulations 2017 and come into force on 9th December 2017.
2. In section 3(1) (designation of bodies) of the Water Resources (Scotland) Act 2013, after “Highlands and Islands Enterprise” insert—
“,
(f)the Water Industry Commission for Scotland(2)”.
ROSEANNA CUNNINGHAM
A member of the Scottish Government
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
24th October 2017
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations add the Water Industry Commission for Scotland (“WICS”) to the list of bodies in section 3(1) (designation of bodies) of the Water Resources (Scotland) Act 2013 (“the Act”).
Accordingly, WICS becomes a designated body for the purposes of section 2(1) (involvement of public bodies) of the Act. For the purposes of securing WICS’s participation in development of the kind mentioned in section 1(1) (duty of the Scottish Ministers) of the Act, the Scottish Ministers may give any such designated body directions as to the exercise of its functions.
No business and regulatory impact assessment has been prepared as no impact on business, charities or voluntary bodies is foreseen as a consequence of these Regulations.
The body established by section 1(1) of the Water Industry (Scotland) Act 2002 (asp 3). Section 1(1) was amended by the Water Services etc. (Scotland) Act 2005 (asp 3).
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