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Water Environment and Water Services (Scotland) Act 2003

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CONTENTS

PART 1
PROTECTION OF THE WATER ENVIRONMENT
CHAPTER 1
PURPOSE, GENERAL DUTIES AND DEFINITIONS
Section 
1General purpose of Part 1
2The general duties
3The water environment: definitions

CHAPTER 2
RIVER BASIN MANAGEMENT PLANNING
River basin districts
4Establishment of river basin districts
5Characterisation of river basin districts
6Bodies of water used for the abstraction of drinking water
7Register of protected areas
8Monitoring
9Environmental objectives and programmes of measures

River basin management plans
10River basin management plans
11River basin management plans: publicity and consultation
12River basin management plans: submission for approval
13River basin management plans: approval
14River basin management plans: review
15Sub-basin plans
16Duty to have regard to river basin management plans and sub-basin plans
17River Basin District Advisory Groups

General
18Power to obtain information and documents etc.
19General regulation-making power

CHAPTER 3
MEASURES FOR PROTECTION OF THE WATER ENVIRONMENT
20Regulation of controlled activities
21Controlled activities regulations: procedure
22Remedial and restoration measures
23Fixing of charges for water services
24Planning permission: fish farming

CHAPTER 4
SUPPLEMENTARY
25Power to give effect to Community obligations etc.
26Annual report on implementation of Directive
27Availability of documents for public inspection
28Interpretation of Part 1

PART 2
WATER AND SEWERAGE SERVICES
Duty to provide water and sewerage services
29Duty to provide water and sewerage services
30Private sewers, SUD systems and sewage treatment works etc.: vesting, takeover and connection conditions

Mains and pipes provided by persons other than Scottish Water
31Laying of water mains and communication pipes by persons other than Scottish Water

Vesting of waterworks and mains
32Vesting in Scottish Water of waterworks and mains

Sustainable urban drainage systems
33Sustainable urban drainage systems

Supplementary
34Modifications of Part III of the 1980 Act

PART 3
GENERAL
35Crown application
36Orders and regulations
37Ancillary provision
38Commencement and short title
 

 
    Schedule 1-Matters to be included in river basin management plans
    Part 1-Matters to be included in every plan
    Part 2-Additional matters to be included in revised plans
    Schedule 2-Controlled activities regulations: particular purposes
    Part 1-List of purposes
    Part 2-Supplementary provisions
    Schedule 3-Sustainable urban drainage systems: further amendments
    Schedule 4-Modifications of Part III of the 1980 Act
 


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Explanatory Note
 
 
 
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