Part 1

Protection of the water environment
Chapter 2

River basin management planning

River basin management plans

Duty to have regard to river basin management plans and sub-basin plans
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The Scottish Ministers and every public body and office-holder must, in exercising any functions so far as affecting a river basin district, have regard to—
a
the river basin management plan for that district as approved under section 13,
b
so far as the exercise of the functions affects an area of the district determined in pursuance of section 15(1)(a), the sub-basin plan prepared for that area, and
c
so far as relevant, any sub-basin plan prepared under section 15(1)(b) for the purpose of supplementing the river basin management plan for the district.
Pt. 1 applied (with modifications) (2.1.2004) by Water Environment (Water Framework Directive) (Northumbria River Basin District) Regulations 2003 (S.I. 2003/3245), regs. 1(1), 6 (as amended (10.4.2017) by S.I. 2017/407, reg. 1(a), Sch. 4 para. 1(4) (with reg. 1(c))
Pt. 1 applied (with modifications) (10.2.2004) by Water Environment (Water Framework Directive) (Solway Tweed River Basin District) Regulations 2004 (S.I. 2004/99), regs. 1(1), 5(1), Sch. 4 (with reg. 5(2))
S. 16 in force at 14.12.2007 by S.S.I. 2007/530, art. 2(b)