Scottish Statutory Instruments
2016 No. 14 (C. 3)
Environmental Protection
The Water Resources (Scotland) Act 2013 (Commencement No. 3) Order 2016
Made 12th January 2016
Laid before the Scottish Parliament 14th January 2016
Coming into force 1st April 2016

The Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 56(2) of the Water Resources (Scotland) Act 2013.
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Citation and commencement
1. This Order may be cited as the Water Resources (Scotland) Act 2013 (Commencement No. 3) Order 2016 and comes into force on 1st April 2016.

Appointed day
2. 1st April 2016 is the day appointed for the coming into force of section 32 (deemed contracts) of the Water Resources (Scotland) Act 2013 (in so far as that section is not already in force).
KEITH BROWN
A member of the Scottish Government
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
12th January 2016

EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order brings into force, on 1st April 2016, section 32 (which makes provision in relation to deemed contracts) of the Water Resources (Scotland) Act 2013 (“the Act”).
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.

NOTE AS TO EARLIER COMMENCEMENT ORDERS
(This note is not part of the Order)
The following provisions of the Act have been brought into force by commencement orders made before the date of this Order:—
Provisions of the Act	Date of commencement	Instrument number
Sections 1 to 4	10th June 2013	S.S.I. 2013/163
Sections 5 to 9 for the purpose of making subordinate legislation	10th June 2013	S.S.I. 2013/163
Section 10(2) and (3) for the purpose of making subordinate legislation	10th June 2013	S.S.I. 2013/163
Section 13 for the purpose of making subordinate legislation	10th June 2013	S.S.I. 2013/163
Section 15(1)(c) for the purpose of making subordinate legislation	10th June 2013	S.S.I. 2013/163
Section 17	10th June 2013	S.S.I. 2013/163
Section 20	10th June 2013	S.S.I. 2013/163
Section 21 for the purpose of making subordinate legislation	10th June 2013	S.S.I. 2013/163
Section 22	10th June 2013	S.S.I. 2013/163
Section 23 to 27	21st December 2013	S.S.I. 2013/342
Section 28 for the purpose of making subordinate legislation	10th June 2013	S.S.I. 2013/163
Section 28 for all remaining purposes	21st December 2013	S.S.I. 2013/342
Section 29 for the purpose of making subordinate legislation	10th June 2013	S.S.I. 2013/163
Section 30 for the purpose of making subordinate legislation	10th June 2013	S.S.I. 2013/163
Section 30 for all remaining purposes	21st December 2013	S.S.I. 2013/342
Section 31	21st December 2013	S.S.I. 2013/342
Section 32 for the purpose of making a scheme	10th June 2013	S.S.I. 2013/163
Section 33 for the purpose of making subordinate legislation	10th June 2013	S.S.I. 2013/163
Section 34 for the purpose of making subordinate legislation	10th June 2013	S.S.I. 2013/163
Section 34 for all remaining purposes	21st December 2013	S.S.I. 2013/342
Section 35	21st December 2013	S.S.I. 2013/342
Section 36	21st December 2013	S.S.I. 2013/342
Section 37 for the purpose of making subordinate legislation	10th June 2013	S.S.I. 2013/163
Section 37 for all remaining purposes	21st December 2013	S.S.I. 2013/342
Sections 38 to 51	10th June 2013	S.S.I. 2013/163
Section 53	10th June 2013	S.S.I. 2013/163
Schedule 1, 2 and 4	10th June 2013	S.S.I. 2013/163