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WATER SUPPLY, SCOTLAND
Made
25th February 1992
Laid before Parliament
6th March 1992
Coming into force
27th March 1992
The Secretary of State in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 51(1) of the Control of Pollution Act 1974(1) and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, after consultation in accordance with section 51(3) of the said Act with the river purification authorities, hereby makes the following Order:
1. This Order may be cited as the Water (Prevention of Pollution) (Code of Practice) (Scotland) Order 1992 and shall come into force on 27th March 1992.
2. The Code of Good Practice for the Prevention of Environmental Pollution from Agricultural Activity of which a copy was deposited in each House of Parliament on 6th March 1992 and which was issued by the Secretary of State on that date, in so far as it was issued for the purpose of-
(a)giving practical guidance to persons engaged in agriculture with respect to activities that may affect controlled waters(2); and
(b)promoting what appears to him to be desirable practices by such persons for avoiding or minimising the pollution of any such waters,
is hereby approved.
Strathclyde
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Scottish Office
St Andrew's House,
Edinburgh
25th February 1992
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order approves the Code of Practice for the Prevention of Environmental Pollution from Agricultural Activities issued by the Secretary of State for Scotland on 6th March 1992 in so far as it relates to pollution of water.
The Code inter alia gives practical guidance to persons engaged in agriculture with respect to activities that may cause water pollution and seeks to promote desirable practices by such persons in this field.
A river purification authority is required, by section 51(2) of the Control of Pollution Act 1974 to take into account whether there has been or is likely to be any contravention of an approved code of practice when considering when and how to exercise any powers which may be conferred on it by any Regulations under section 31A of that Act.
Copies of the Code are available for inspection at and may be obtained (without charge) from the Scottish Office Agriculture and Fisheries Department, Pentland House, 47 Robb's Loan, Edinburgh EH14 1TW.
1974 c. 40; section 51 was substituted by the Water Act 1989 (c. 15), Schedule 23, paragraph 5.
See the definition of "controlled waters" in section 30A(1) of the Control of Pollution Act 1974, inserted by the Water Act 1989, Schedule 23, paragraph 4.