Explanatory Notes

Water Environment and Water Services (Scotland) Act 2003

2003 asp 3

5 March 2003

The Act – Section by Section

Part 1 – Protection of the water environment

Section 6 - Bodies of water used for the abstraction of drinking water

32.Subsection (1) enables the Scottish Ministers to implement, in part, Article 7(1) of the Directive.

33.Subsection (2) enables the Scottish Ministers to identify the boundaries of the areas on a map prepared for the purposes of the order and to be laid before the Parliament. The Scottish Ministers must send a copy of the order and map to SEPA (subsection (3)).