2013 No. 163 (C. 12)

Environmental Protection

Water Industry

Water Resources

The Water Resources (Scotland) Act 2013 (Commencement No. 1) Order 2013
Made
21st May 2013
Laid before the Scottish Parliament
23rd May 2013
Coming into force
10th June 2013
The Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 56(2) of the Water Resources (Scotland) Act 2013 .

Citation
1
This Order may be cited as the Water Resources (Scotland) Act 2013 (Commencement No. 1) Order 2013 and comes into force on 10th June 2013.

Interpretation
2
In this Order, “the Act” means the Water Resources (Scotland) Act 2013.

Appointed day
3
1
Subject to paragraph (2), 10th June 2013 is the day appointed for the coming into force of the provisions of the Act specified in column 1 of the table in the Schedule (the subject matter of which is specified in column 2 of that table).
2
Where a purpose is specified in column 3 of that table, the corresponding provision mentioned in column 1 comes into force in accordance with paragraph (1) only for that purpose.
NIC OLA STURGEON
A member of the Scottish Government
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
21st May 2013
SCHEDULE
Article 3
Column 1 Provisions of the Act | Column 2 Subject matter | Column 3 Purpose
Sections 1 to 4 | Development of water resources |
Sections 5 to 9 | Control of water abstraction: introduction | The purpose of making subordinate legislation
Section 10(2) and (3) | Application for approval | The purpose of making subordinate legislation
Section 13 | Additional requirements | The purpose of making subordinate legislation
Section 15(1)(c) | Suspension and revocation | The purpose of making subordinate legislation
Section 17 | Monitoring and records |
Section 20 | Procedure for regulations |
Section 21 | Controlled activities regulations | The purpose of making subordinate legislation
Section 22 | Other definitions for Part |
Section 28 | Water and sewerage undertaking | The purpose of making subordinate legislation
Section 29 | Errors in metering | The purpose of making subordinate legislation
Section 30 | Steps for sake of quality | The purpose of making subordinate legislation
Section 32 | Deemed contracts | The purpose of making a scheme
Section 33 | Notification of occupancy | The purpose of making subordinate legislation
Section 34 | Priority substances etc. | The purpose of making subordinate legislation
Section 37 | Common maintenance | The purpose of making subordinate legislation
Sections 38 to 51 | Water shortage orders |
Section 53 | Repeal of enactments |
Schedule 1 | Water shortage orders |
Schedule 2 | Water saving measures |
Schedule 4 | Repeal of enactments |

EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order brings into force, on 10th June 2013, the following provisions of the Water Resources (Scotland) Act 2013 (“the Act”)—
- Part 1 which makes provision in relation to the development of water resources,
- Part 7 and schedules 1 and 2 which make provision in relation to water shortage orders,
- section 53 and schedule 4 which make minor and consequential repeals.
The other provisions listed in the Schedule are brought into force on the same day but only for the purposes of enabling regulations, orders and a scheme to be made under those provisions.
The Bill for the Act received Royal Assent on 9th April 2013. Section 56 of the Act brought into force Part 8 (except section 53 and Schedule 4) on the day after Royal Assent.
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