Water environment: legislation
- Last updated
- 13 December 2024 - see all updates
- Directorate
- Environment and Forestry Directorate
A list of all legislation relating to the water environment in Scotland.
Regulations
Water Environment (Controlled Activities) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2021
Water Environment (Miscellaneous) (Scotland) Regulations 2017
The Water Environment (Remedial Measures) (Scotland) Regulations 2016
The Designation of Nitrate Vulnerable Zones (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2015
The Action Programme for Nitrate Vulnerable Zones (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2013
The Water Environment (Controlled Activities)(Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2013
The Bathing Waters (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2012
The Chemical Analysis of Water Status (Technical Specifications) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2011
The Water Environment (Controlled Activities) (Scotland) Regulations 2011
The Action Programme for Nitrate Vulnerable Zones (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2009
The Action Programme for Nitrate Vulnerable Zones (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2008
The Action Programme for Nitrate Vulnerable Zones (Scotland) Regulations 2008
The Bathing Waters (Scotland) Regulations 2008
The Waste Management Licensing (Water Environment) (Scotland) Regulations 2006
The Protection of Water Against Agricultural Nitrate Pollution (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2005
The Water Environment (Register of Protected Areas) (Scotland) Regulations 2004
Urban Waste Water Treatment (Scotland) Regulations 2003
The Protection of Water Against Agricultural Nitrate Pollution (Scotland) Regulations 1996
Directions
The Scotland River Basin District (Status) Directions 2024
The Scotland River Basin District (Standards) Directions 2024
The Solway Tweed River Basin District (Status) (Scotland) Directions 2024
The Solway Tweed River Basin District (Standards) (Scotland) Directions 2024
Water Environment (Unconventional Oil or Gas Development) (Scotland) Revocation Direction 2020
Water Environment (Controlled Activities) (Underground Coal Gasification) (Scotland) Direction 2015
The Scotland River Basin District (Standards) Amendment Directions 2015
The Cross-Border River Basin Districts (Scotland) Directions 2015
The Scotland River Basin District (Status) Directions 2014
The Scotland River Basin District (Standards) Directions 2014
The Solway Tweed River Basin District (Standards) (Scotland) Directions 2014
The Solway Tweed River Basin District (Status) (Scotland) Directions 2014
The Solway Tweed River Basin District (Standards) (Scotland) Amendment (No 2) Directions 2014
The Chemical Analysis of Water Status (Technical Specifications) (Scotland) (No.2) Directions 2011
The Bathing Waters (Sampling and Analysis) (Scotland) Directions 2008
Acts
The Aquaculture and Fisheries (Scotland) Act 2013
Water Environment and Water Services (Scotland) Act 2003
Orders
The Water Environment (Shellfish Water Protected Areas: Designation) (Scotland) Order 2016
The Water Environment (Drinking Water Protected Areas) (Scotland) Order 2013
The Water Environment (Shellfish Water Protected Areas: Designation)(Scotland) Order 2013
The Water Environment (Consequential Provisions) (Scotland) Order 2006
The Water Environment (Consequential and Savings Provisions) (Scotland) Order 2006
Contact
Email: Joyce Carr joyce.carr@gov.scot
- First published
- 9 February 2018
- Last updated
- 13 December 2024 - show all updates
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