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Water Environment (Remedial Measures) (Scotland) Regulations 2016 (S.S.I. No. 19 of 2016).

Country/Territory
United Kingdom
Territorial subdivision
Scotland
Document type
Regulation
Date
2016
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Water
Keyword
Freshwater resources management Sustainable development Waterworks Sustainable use Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Enforcement/compliance Offences/penalties
Geographical area
Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Atlantic, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe
Abstract

These Regulations provide for the Scottish Environment Protection Agency SEPA to serve a notice (“a remedial measures notice”) on an “appropriate person” (the Scottish Ministers, Network Rail or any public body or office holder designated as a “responsible authority” by an order under section 2 of the Water Environment and Water Services (Scotland) Act 2003) requiring that person to undertake specified remedial measures. “Remedial measures” means action with a view to— (a) improving the hydromorphological characteristics of a body of water; or (b) restoring (in full or in part) the hydromorphological characteristics that, in the opinion of SEPA, a body of water (other than an artificial water body) would have if those characteristics had not been changed as a result of physical alterations by human activity. These Regulations set out procedures for notices, and provide for appeal against notices and enforcement of notices, and defines offences.

Full text
English
Website
www.opsi.gov.uk

References - Legislation

Implements

Water Environment and Water Services (Scotland) Act 2003 (Asp 3 of 2003).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 2003 (2020)

Keyword: Aquaculture, Freshwater resources management, River basin institution, Sewerage, Drainage/land reclamation, Pollution control, Institution, Freshwater pollution

Source: FAO, FAOLEX