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Water Environment and Water Services (Scotland) Act 2003

  • Explanatory Notes Table of contents

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All reference to 'Parts' and 'sections' are from the Water Environment and Water Services (Scotland) Act 2003. For other versions of these Explanatory Notes, see More Resources.

  1. Introduction

  2. Background

  3. The Act – an Overview

    1. Part 1 – Protection of the water environment

    2. Part 2 – Water and sewerage services

    3. Part 3 – General

  4. The Act – Section by Section

    1. Part 1 – Protection of the water environment

      1. Section 1 – General purpose of Part 1

      2. Section 2 - The general duties

      3. Section 3 – The water environment: definitions

      4. Section 4 – Establishment of river basin districts

      5. Section 5 – Characterisation of river basin districts

      6. Section 6 - Bodies of water used for the abstraction of drinking water

      7. Section 7 – Register of protected areas

      8. Section 8 – Monitoring

      9. Section 9 – Environmental objectives and programmes of measures

      10. Section 10 – River basin management plans

      11. Section 11 – River basin management plans: publicity and consultation

      12. Section 12 – River basin management plans: submission for approval

      13. Section 13 – River basin management plans: approval

      14. Section 14 – River basin management plans: review

      15. Section 15 – Sub-basin plans

      16. Section 16 – Duty to have regard to river basin management plans

      17. Section 17 – River Basin District Advisory Groups

      18. Section 18 – Power to obtain information and documents

      19. Section 19 – General regulation-making power

      20. Section 20 – Regulation of controlled activities

      21. Section 21 - Controlled activities regulations: procedure

      22. Section 22 – Remedial and restoration measures

      23. Section 23 – Fixing of charges for water services

      24. Section 24 - Planning permission :fish farming

      25. Section 25 – Power to give effect to Community obligations etc.

      26. Section 26 – Annual report on implementation of Directive

      27. Section 27 – Availability of documents for public inspection

      28. Section 28 – Interpretation of Part 1

    2. Part 2 – Water and sewerage services

      1. Section 29 – Duty to provide water and sewerage services

      2. Section 30 – Private sewers, SUD systems and sewage treatment works etc.: vesting, takeover and connection conditions

      3. Section 31 – Laying of water mains and communication pipes by persons other than Scottish Water

      4. Section 32 – Vesting in Scottish Water of waterworks and mains

      5. Section 33 – Sustainable urban drainage systems

      6. Section 34 – Modifications of Part III of the 1980 Act

    3. Part 3 - General

      1. Section 35 – Crown application

      2. Section 36 – Orders and regulations

      3. Section 37 – Ancillary provision

      4. Section 38 – Commencement and short title

    4. Schedules

      1. Schedule 1 – Matters to be included in river basin management plans

      2. Schedule 2 – Controlled activities regulations: particular purposes

      3. Schedule 3 – Sustainable urban drainage systems: further amendments

      4. Schedule 4 – Modifications of Part III of the 1980 Act

  5. Parliamentary History of Water Environment and Water Services (Scotland) Act 2003

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