Water Environment and Water Services (Scotland) Act 2003 (asp 3)

Part 1 S Protection of the water environment

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 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))

C2 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))

Chapter 4 S Supplementary

25 Power to give effect to Community obligations etc. S

(1) The Scottish Ministers may by regulations provide that the provisions of this Part are to have effect with such modifications as the regulations may specify for the purpose of giving effect to any Community obligation of the United Kingdom or of exercising any related right.

(2) In this section “related right”, in relation to an obligation, includes any derogation or other right to make more onerous provisions available in respect of that obligation.

Commencement Information

I1 S. 25 in force at 20.5.2005 by S.S.I. 2005/256, art. 2(a)