Statutory Instrument 1988 No. 1538 (S.151)

The Community Water Charges (Scotland) Regulations 1988

(The document as of February, 2008)

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STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS

1988 No. 1538 (S.151)

WATER SUPPLY, SCOTLAND

The Community Water Charges (Scotland) Regulations 1988

Made	6th September 1988

Laid before Parliament

9th September 1988

Coming into force

1st October 1988

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by sections 26(1) and 31(3) of, and paragraph 11 of Schedule 5 to, the Abolition of Domestic Rates Etc. (Scotland) Act 1987 ^[1]) and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations:

Citation and commencement
    1.    These Regulations may be cited as the Community Water Charges (Scotland) Regulations 1988 and shall come into force on 1st October 1988.

Interpretation
    2.    In these Regulations—
"the Act" means the Abolition of Domestic Rates Etc. (Scotland) Act 1987,

and any reference in these Regulations to a section or Schedule is, unless otherwise expressly stated, a reference to a section of, or a Schedule to, the Act.

Application to community water charges
    3.    For the purposes of paragraph 11 of Schedule 5 to the Act (which provides for the provisions of Part II of, and Schedules 1A and 2 to, the Act ^[2] to have effect, subject to paragraphs 7 and 8 (liability to pay community water charges) of Schedule 5 and to such adaptations, exceptions and modifications as may be prescribed, in relation to the community water charges as they have effect in relation to the corresponding community charges), there are prescribed the adaptations, exceptions and modifications set out in the Schedule to these Regulations.

Ian Lang

Minister of State, Scottish Office St.
Andrew's House, Edinburgh

6th September 1988

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Notes:

[1] 1987 c. 47; section 26(1) contains a definition of "prescribed" relevant to the exercise of the statutory powers under which these Regulations are made; paragraph 11 of Schedule 5 was amended by the Local Government Finance Act 1988 (c. 41) ( "the 1988 Act"), Schedule 12, paragraph 38.

[2] Part II of the Act was amended by the 1988 Act, section 129, Schedule 12, paragraphs 18 to 31 and Schedule 13, Part IV (repeals); Schedule 1A was inserted by the 1988 Act, Schedule 12, paragraph 35; Schedule 2 was amended by the 1988 Act, Schedule 12, paragraph 36 and Schedule 13, Part IV.

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