Draft Instrument Subject <br />to Approval
Water Environment (Controlled Activities) (Scotland) Regulations 2005 (draft)
Under agenda item 4, a couple of points arise on the draft regulations. First, we should ask the Executive to confirm that the enabling powers that are cited in the preamble, which are not yet commenced, will be commenced before the earliest commencement date that is provided for in regulation 1. Something seems to have been forgotten.
It is always useful for an Executive to be able to do something before it actually does it.
Secondly, we should ask the Executive to explain the purpose of regulation 20(1). Members will see that, by virtue of regulation 20(1), regulation 12 is to apply to variations by the Scottish Environment Protection Agency. However, it is not terribly clear how the two things will work together. In addition, a few minor points arise, which can be highlighted to the Executive in an informal letter.
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