PART 7Water shortage orders

Definitions etc.

50F12018 Regulations

(1)

Nothing in this Part affects any requirement for an authorisation under the F22018 Regulations.

(2)

An authorisation under the F22018 Regulations is subject to any restriction or prohibition as mentioned in section 40(2)(d), so far as relevant in relation to the activities to which the authorisation relates.

(3)

In this Part—

(a)

“the F22018 Regulations” means the F3Environmental Authorisations (Scotland) Regulations 2018,

F4(b)

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(c)

a reference to an application under the F22018 Regulations is to an application in accordance with F5regulations 16, 19, 22 or 25 of those Regulations.

(4)

The Scottish Ministers may by regulations modify—

(a)

subsections (1) to (3),

(b)

section 38(3)(b),

(c)

in schedule 1, paragraphs 2(5)(b)(iii), 3(2)(b)(iii) and 7(b)(ii).

(5)

Regulations may be made under subsection (4) only if the Scottish Ministers consider them to be necessary or expedient in consequence of any revocation or amendment of—

(a)

the F22018 Regulations, or

(b)

any subsequent regulations made under section 20 of the 2003 Act.

(6)

Regulations under subsection (4) are subject to the negative procedure.