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Scottish Statutory Instruments

2006 No. 554

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

WATER

The Water Environment (Relevant Enactments) Order 2006

Made

21st November 2006

Laid before the Scottish Parliament

22nd November 2006

Coming into force

14th December 2006

The Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(8) of the Water Environment and Water Services (Scotland) Act 2003(1) and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Order:

Citation and commencement

1.  This Order may be cited as the Water Environment (Relevant Enactments) Order 2006 and shall come into force on 14th December 2006.

Specification of relevant enactments

2.—(1) The Water Environment (Controlled Activities) (Scotland) Regulations 2005(2) are specified as a relevant enactment for the purposes of section 2 of the Water Environment and Water Services (Scotland) Act 2003.

RHONA BRANKIN

Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

21st November 2006

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order specifies the Water Environment (Controlled Activities) (Scotland) Regulations 2005 as a relevant enactment within the meaning of section 2 of the Water Environment and Water Services (Scotland) Act 2003.

The effect of specification is to require the Scottish Ministers and SEPA to exercise their respective functions under those Regulations so as to secure compliance with the requirements of Directive 2000/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council(3) and to act in accordance with the requirements of section 2(4) of the Water Environment and Water Services (Scotland) Act 2003.

(3)

O.J. No L 327, 22.12.2000, p.1; amended by decision 2455/2001/EC of the European Parliament and the Council of 20th November 2001 establishing the list of priority substances in the field of water policy and amending Directive 2000/60/EC (O.J. No. L 331, 15.12.2001, p.1).