Flood Risk Management (Scotland) Act 2009 (asp 6)

Part 3 S Flood risk assessment, maps and plans

Supplementary S

51 Power to give effect to [F1 EU] 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 [F2 obligation arising from [F3 assimilated] law] 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.

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in Act substituted (22.4.2011) by The Treaty of Lisbon (Changes in Terminology) Order 2011 (S.I. 2011/1043), arts. 2, 3, 6 (with arts. 3(2)(3), 4(2), 6(4)(5))

F2 Words in s. 51(1) substituted (1.6.2022) by The Environment and Trade in Animals and Related Products (EU Exit) (Scotland) (Miscellaneous Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.S.I. 2022/138), regs. 1, 6(5)

F3 Word in s. 51(1) substituted (1.1.2024) by The Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023 (Consequential Amendments) (Scotland) Regulations 2023 (S.S.I. 2023/374), reg. 1(1), sch. 1 para. 7(5)

Commencement Information

I1 S. 51 in force at 26.11.2009 by S.S.I. 2009/393, art. 2, Sch.