SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 22 Minor and consequential amendments

The Rivers (Prevention of Pollution) (Scotland) Act 1951

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The M1Rivers (Prevention of Pollution) (Scotland) Act 1951 shall be amended in accordance with the following provisions of this paragraph.

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In section 18 (provision and obtaining of information)—

a

in subsection (1) (power to obtain information)—

i

for the word “them” in each place where it occurs there shall be substituted the word “ it ”;

ii

for the words “a river purification authority” there shall be substituted the words “ SEPA ”; and

iii

the words “of their area”, “in their area” (where first occurring) and “in their area or any part thereof” shall cease to have effect;

b

in subsection (2) (Secretary of State’s power to give directions) for the words “any river purification authority” and “the authority” there shall be substituted the words “ SEPA ”, and for the word “them” there shall be substituted the word “ it ”; and

c

in subsection (3) (duty to provide reasonable facilities for inspection of records)—

i

for the words “Every river purification authority” and “the river purification authority” there shall be substituted the words “ SEPA ”;

ii

for the word “them” there shall be substituted the word “ it ”; and

iii

the words “in their area” and the words from “whose” to “authority” where it next occurs shall cease to have effect; and

d

in subsection (6) (interpretation of “stream”) for the words “the river purification authority’s” there shall be substituted the words “ SEPA’s ”.

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In section 19 (power to take samples of effluents)—

a

in subsection (1) (power to obtain and take away samples of water from any stream or effluent)—

i

for the words “A river purification authority” there shall be substituted the words “ SEPA ”; and

ii

the words “in the area of the authority” shall cease to have effect; and

b

in subsection (3) (interpretation of “stream”) for the words “the river purification authority’s” there shall be substituted the words “ SEPA’s ”.

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In section 35 (interpretation)—

a

the definitions of “river purification authority”, “river purification board” and “river purification board area” shall cease to have effect; and

b

there shall be inserted at the appropriate place—

“SEPA” means the Scottish Environment Protection Agency;