Water Environment and Water Services (Scotland) Act 2003
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The Water Environment and Water Services (Scotland) Act 2003 is a key Scottish law that implements the EU Water Framework Directive, establishing a comprehensive system for protecting and managing Scotland’s water environment.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Water Environment and Water Services (Scotland) Act 2003 canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Act of the Scottish Parliament
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environmental law ⓘ |
| aimsFor | good status of water bodies ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
coastal waters of Scotland
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estuaries in Scotland ⓘ groundwater in Scotland ⓘ lakes and lochs in Scotland ⓘ rivers in Scotland ⓘ |
| confersFunctionsOn |
Scottish Environment Protection Agency
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Scottish Ministers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creates | controlled activities regime for water environment ⓘ |
| designatesAuthority | Scottish Environment Protection Agency NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| establishesFrameworkFor |
protection of Scotland’s water environment
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river basin management planning ⓘ sustainable use of water resources ⓘ |
| implements |
Directive 2000/60/EC
NERFINISHED
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EU Water Framework Directive NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
Scottish environmental legislation
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implementation of EU environmental law in Scotland ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Scotland ⓘ |
| languageOfText | English ⓘ |
| legalStatus | in force with amendments ⓘ |
| legislature | Scottish Parliament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| policyArea |
Scottish environmental policy
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Scottish water policy ⓘ |
| providesFor |
classification of water bodies
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monitoring of the water environment ⓘ public participation in river basin planning ⓘ |
| purpose |
to implement the EU Water Framework Directive in Scotland
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to protect and improve the water environment in Scotland ⓘ |
| region | Scotland ⓘ |
| regulates |
abstraction of water
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discharges to the water environment ⓘ engineering works in watercourses ⓘ impoundment of water ⓘ |
| requires |
environmental objectives for water bodies
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preparation of river basin management plans ⓘ |
| royalAssentDate | 2003 ⓘ |
| shortTitle | Water Environment and Water Services (Scotland) Act 2003 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
environmental regulation
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river basin management ⓘ water environment protection ⓘ water quality ⓘ water services regulation ⓘ |
| yearEnacted | 2003 ⓘ |
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Scottish Environment Protection Agency
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appliesRegulatoryFramework
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Water Environment and Water Services (Scotland) Act 2003
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