LegalizeThe Water Resources (Scotland) Act 2013 (Commencement No. 4) Order 2016
Made: 25th October 2016
Laid before the Scottish Parliament: 27th October 2016
Coming into force: 1st January 2017
The Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 56(2) of the Water Resources (Scotland) Act 2013[^f00001].
Citation and commencement
1
This Order may be cited as the Water Resources (Scotland) Act 2013 (Commencement No. 4) Order 2016 and comes into force on 1st January 2017.
Appointed day
2
1st January 2017 is the day appointed for the coming into force of section 33 (notification of occupancy) of the Water Resources (Scotland) Act 2013 (in so far as that section is not already in force).
Signed
R CUNNINGHAM — A member of the Scottish Government — 25th October 2016
Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Order)
EXPLANATORY NOTE
This Order brings into force, on 1st January 2017, section 33 (which makes provision in relation to notification of occupancy) of the Water Resources (Scotland) Act 2013 (“the Act”).
The Bill for the Act received Royal Assent on 9th April 2013. Section 56 of the Act brought into force Part 8 (except section 53 and schedule 4) on the day after Royal Assent.
Footnotes
[^f00001]: 2013 asp 5.
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