The Water Environment and Water Services (Scotland) Act 2003 (Designation of Responsible Authorities and Functions) Order 2006

Made8th March 2006

Laid before the Scottish Parliament9th March 2006

Coming into force1st April 2006

The Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by section 2(8) of the Water Environment and Water Services (Scotland) Act 20031 and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Order:

Citation, commencement and interpretation1.

(1)

This Order may be cited as the Water Environment and Water Services (Scotland) Act 2003 (Designation of Responsible Authorities and Functions) Order 2006 and comes into force on 1st April 2006.

(2)

In this Order, “the Act” means the Water Environment and Water Services (Scotland) Act 2003.

Designation of responsible authorities and functions2.

(1)

The Scottish Ministers hereby designate as responsible authorities, the public bodies and office-holders referred to in column 1 of the Schedule to this Order, for the purposes of Part 1 of the Act.

(2)

The Scottish Ministers hereby specify as designated functions of each such body or office holder, such of the functions relating to the water environment as are conferred by the enactments shown in column 2 of the Schedule to this Order relative to each body or office holder.

RHONA BRANKIN

Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

8th March 2006

SCHEDULE

Article 2

1. Public bodies and office holders	2. Enactments	3. Reference
Councils constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 19942	The Flood Prevention (Scotland) Act 1961;	1961 c. 41
	The Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982;	1982 c. 45
	The Roads (Scotland) Act 1984;	1984 c. 54
	The Environmental Protection Act 1990;	1990 c. 43
	The Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997;	1997 c. 8
	The Nature Conservation (Scotland) Act 2004.	2004 asp 6
Scottish Water	The Sewerage (Scotland) Act 1968;	1968 c. 47
	The Water (Scotland) Act 1980;	1980 c. 45
	The Water Industry (Scotland) Act 2002.	2002 asp 3
Scottish Natural Heritage	The Natural Heritage (Scotland) Act 1991;	1991 c. 28
	The Nature Conservation (Scotland) Act 2004;	2004 asp 6
	The Conservation (Natural Habitats, &c.) Regulations 1994.	S.I.1994/2716
National Park authorities established by order under section 6 of the National Parks (Scotland) Act 20003	The National Parks (Scotland) Act 2000.	2000 asp 10
District Salmon Fishery Boards constituted in terms of section 43 of the Salmon and Freshwater Fisheries (Consolidation) (Scotland) Act 20034	The Salmon and Freshwater Fisheries (Consolidation) (Scotland) Act 2003;	2003 asp 15
	The Nature Conservation (Scotland) Act 2004.	2004 asp 6
The British Waterways Board	The Transport Act 1962;	1962 c. 46
	The British Waterways Act 1995.	1995 c.i
The Forestry Commissioners continued in existence by section 1(1) of the Forestry Act 19675	The Forestry Act 1967;	1967 c. 10
	The Nature Conservation (Scotland) Act 2004.	2004 asp 6
The Fisheries Committee appointed under section 5(2) of the Electricity (Scotland) Act 19796	The Electricity Act 1989.	1989 c. 29

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order designates certain public bodies and office-holders as responsible authorities in respect of specified functions relating to the water environment, for the purposes of Part 1 of the Water Environment and Water Services (Scotland) Act 2003 (asp 3). Article 2(1) of the Order designates the bodies and office-holders set out in column 1 of the Schedule for this purpose.

The functions of those bodies and office-holders which relate to the water environment, conferred by the enactments set out in column 2 of the Schedule, are specified as designated functions of those bodies and office-holders, by Article 2(2) of the Order.

A Regulatory Impact Assessment has been prepared and can be obtained from the Water Division of the Scottish Executive or at http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Environment/Water/17316/8084.