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(1) This Order may be cited as the Water Environment (Relevant Enactments and Designation of Responsible Authorities and Functions) (Scotland) Order 2011 and comes into force on 1st December 2011.
(2) In this Order, “the Act” means the Water Environment and Water Services (Scotland) Act 2003.
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The enactments referred to in Schedule 1 are specified as relevant enactments for the purposes of section 2 of the Act.
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(1) The public bodies and office holders referred to in column 1 of Schedule 2 are designated as responsible authorities for the purposes of Part 1 of the Act.
(2) The functions conferred upon each responsible authority by the enactments shown in column 2 of Schedule 2 are, insofar as they relate to the water environment, specified as designated functions of that authority for the purposes of Part 1 of the Act.
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The Water Environment (Relevant Enactments and Designation of Responsible Authorities and Functions) Order 2008 is revoked.
STEWART STEVENSON
Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
25th October 2011
SCHEDULE 1
Article 2


 Coast Protection Act 1949.
 Roads (Scotland) Act 1984.
 Natural Heritage (Scotland) Act 1991.
 The Protection of Water Against Agricultural Nitrate Pollution (Scotland) Regulations 1996.
 Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997.
 Water Industry (Scotland) Act 2002.
 The Environmental Impact Assessment (Agriculture) (Scotland) Regulations 2006.
 Transport and Works (Scotland) Act 2007.
 Aquaculture and Fisheries (Scotland) Act 2007.
 The Bathing Waters (Scotland) Regulations 2008.
 The Aquatic Animal Health (Scotland) Regulations 2009.
 The Flood Risk Management (Scotland) Act 2009.
 The Marine (Scotland) Act 2010.
 The Water Environment (Controlled Activities) (Scotland) Regulations 2011.

SCHEDULE 2
Article 3


Public bodies and office holders Enactments Reference
Councils constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 The Coast Protection Act 1949 1949 c.74
 The Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982 1982 c.45
 The Roads (Scotland) Act 1984 1984 c.54
 The Environmental Protection Act 1990 1990 c.43
 The Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997 1997 c.8.
 The Flood Risk Management (Scotland) Act 2009 2009 asp 6
 The Bathing Waters (Scotland) Regulations 2008 S.S.I. 2008/170
Scottish Water The Sewerage (Scotland) Act 1968 1968 c.47
 The Water (Scotland) Act 1980 1980 c.45
 The Water Industry (Scotland) Act 2002 2002 asp 3
 The Urban Waste Water Treatment (Scotland) Regulations 1994 S.I. 1994/2842
Scottish Natural Heritage The Natural Heritage (Scotland) Act 1991 1991 c.28
 The Nature Conservation (Scotland) Act 2004 2004 asp 6
 The Conservation (Natural Habitats, &c.) Regulations 1994 S.I. 1994/2716
National Park authorities established by order under section 6 of the National Parks (Scotland) Act 2000 The National Parks (Scotland) Act 2000 2000 asp 10
District Salmon Fishery Boards constituted in terms of section 43 of the Salmon and Freshwater Fisheries (Consolidation) (Scotland) Act 2003 The Salmon and Freshwater Fisheries (Consolidation) (Scotland) Act 2003 2003 asp 15
The British Waterways Board The Transport Act 1962 1962 c.46
 The British Waterways Act 1995 1995 c.i
The Forestry Commissioners continued in existence by section 1(1) of the Forestry Act 1967 The Forestry Act 1967 1967 c.10