The Water Environment and Water Services (Scotland) Act 2003 (Commencement No. 2) Order 2005 No. 235 (C.11)

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SCOTTISH STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS

2005 No. 235 (C.11)
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
WATER
The Water Environment and Water Services (Scotland) Act 2003 (Commencement No. 2) Order 2005

Made

27th April 2005

The Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 38(1) of the Water Environment and Water Services (Scotland) Act 2003[1], hereby make the following Order:

Citation
1. This Order may be cited as the Water Environment and Water Services (Scotland) Act 2003 (Commencement No. 2) Order 2005.

Appointed day
2. 1st June 2005 is hereby appointed the day on which the following provisions of the Water Environment and Water Services (Scotland) Act 2003 come into force:-

LEWIS MACDONALD
Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers

St Andrew's House, Edinburgh
27th April 2005

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order brings into force further provisions of Part 1 of the Water Environment and Water Services (Scotland) Act 2003 ("the Act") on 1st June 2005 which provide as follows:-

section 8 confers duties relating to the monitoring of the status of the water environment in each river basin district and the preparation of monitoring programmes on the Scottish Environment Protection Agency ("SEPA");

section 9 contains requirements relating to the setting of environmental objectives and programme of measures in the river basin management plan;

section 10 requires SEPA to prepare and submit to the Scottish Ministers a river basin management plan for each river basin district, and sets out the matters which must be included in, and accompany, the plan;

section 11 contains the publicity and consultation requirements relating to the river basin management plan;

section 15 concerns the preparation of sub basin plans; and

section 17 makes provision for the establishment of River Basin District Advisory Groups.

The Act received Royal Assent on 5th March 2003.

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 order made before the date of this Order:-

Provision	Date of Commencement	S.S.I. No.
Sections 1 to 7, 18, 20, 21 and 26 to 28	15th December 2003	2003/562

Notes:

[1] 2003 asp 3.back

ISBN 0 11 069559 3

Prepared 3 May 2005

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