Explanatory Notes

Water Resources (Scotland) Act 2013

2013 asp 5

9th April 2013

The Act – Section by Section

Part 2 – Control of Water Abstraction

Section 6 – Prohibition arising

16.This section prohibits abstractions from inland water in Scotland above the specified threshold rate that have not been approved by the Scottish Ministers (unless they are exempt from the requirement to obtain approval by virtue of section 7).