41 results
-
Improving protection given to Priority Marine Features outside the Marine Protected Area network
The project to improve protection given to PMFs outside the MPA network was initiated in May 2017. This followed an incident in Loch Carron in April 2017 when a flame shell bed was damaged by scallop dredging activity, and resulted in the designation of the Loch Carron MPA. The Cabinet Secretary for Environment, Climate Change, and Land Reform also requested that necessary steps were taken to ensure that Priority Marine Features (PMFs) were being protected in accordance with the National... MoreClosed 31 August 2018 -
Consultation on Digital Economy Act 2017: part 5 (data sharing codes and regulations) in relation to the delivery of Scottish public services
We would like public bodies in Scotland to be able to make use of the new data sharing powers as set out in the part 5 of the UK Government’s Digital Economy Act for the purposes of public services delivery. The UK government has recently consulted on draft regulations which set out four specific objectives for which data can be shared under the public service delivery provisions and the specific, non-devolved bodies that can use these powers. The four objectives are: multiple... MoreClosed 5 February 2018 -
Raising Standards and Improving the Quality of Road Works in Scotland
Road works are a necessary fact of life if we wish to have a safe and well maintained road network and to continue to enjoy a range of utility services such as gas, water, drainage, electricity and telecommunications. This consultation seeks views on proposals for improvements to the regulation of road works in Scotland which includes taking forward the accepted recommendations of the 2016 report: Review of the office and functions of the Scottish Road Works Commissioner. MoreClosed 12 October 2017 -
Consultation in relation to the draft Water Intended for Human Consumption (Private Supplies) (Scotland) Regulations 2017
The Scottish Ministers are seeking comments on proposals to transpose, for large private water supplies, Directive (EU) 2015/1787 which makes some changes to Directive 98/83/EC on the quality of water intended for human consumption (“the Drinking Water Directive”). These changes need to be transposed by 27 October 2017. The Scottish Ministers propose to make the Water Intended for Human Consumption (Private Supplies) (Scotland) Regulations 2017. This would replace those provisions of... MoreClosed 28 July 2017 -
Consultation on Proposals for an Integrated Authorisation Framework
The single authorisation framework will bring together all the permissioning arrangements for SEPA’s four main regulatory (water, waste, radioactive substances and Pollution Prevention and Control) into a integrated permissioning structure and under a single standardised procedure (subject to the requirements of European and national legislation). These authorisations are an integral tool in SEPA’s approach to controlling and minimising the impact of certain activities on the... MoreClosed 12 April 2017 -
Delivering Scotland’s River Basin Management Plans: The Water Environment (Controlled Activities) (Scotland) Regulations 2011 Proposed Amendments
This consultation invites stakeholders to respond to proposed changes to The Water Environment (Controlled Activities) (Scotland) Regulations 2011 (CAR). There are 4 key elements to this consultation: proposed points of clarification and consolidation to the general binding rules in Schedule 3 of CAR proposed new general binding rule regarding bank reinforcement proposed integration of the Water Environment (Oil Storage) (Scotland) Regulations 2006 into CAR as... MoreClosed 1 February 2017 -
Modernising the Water Industry's use of rateable value to charge non-households for water and sewerage services
Thriving businesses underpin Scotland’s economic growth and future prosperity. Our approach to charging for water services has an important part to play in this. In Ministers' Statement on the Principles of Charging for Water Services it was confirmed that surface water and roads drainage charges should continue to be calculated by reference to rateable values. Ministers also noted that there is a requirement to improve the consistency and transparency of the way in which surface water... MoreClosed 7 October 2016 -
Tenements (Scotland) Act 2004 (Heating Services) Regulations
The purpose of this consultation is to seek views on draft regulations under section 19 of the Tenements (Scotland) Act 2004. These would prescribe district heating and communal heating. As a result, an owner of a flat would be entitled to lead through, or fix to, common parts of a tenement pipes in relation to those services. The owner would need to follow the procedures laid down in the regulations. Click here to download a copy of the consultation document MoreClosed 14 April 2016 -
Potential controls or prohibition of electronic training aids in Scotland
This consultation seeks views on whether some or all electronic training aids should be subject to tighter controls in Scotland or whether they should be banned outright. It also seeks evidence to support these views. MoreClosed 29 January 2016 -
Consultation on the draft Private and Public Water Supplies (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) Regulations 2015
The Scottish Ministers are seeking comments on proposals to transpose Council Directive 2013/51/Euratom (“the new Directive”) which sets out requirements for the protection of the health of the general public with regard to radioactive substances in water intended for human consumption. The Scottish Government has produced draft Private and Public Water Supplies (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) Regulations 2015. Please note that these regulations do not transpose the new Directive... MoreClosed 28 August 2015 -
A Consultation on the development of a Cyber Resilience Strategy for Scotland
The digital age is transforming Scotland The growth of the internet and online technologies offers speed, agility, efficiency and access that has transformed the way we do business, the way we spend our leisure time, the way our public services run and the way our national infrastructures operate. As individuals, we can more easily keep in touch with friends and family and more readily obtain information, products and services from around the world. Our businesses rely... MoreClosed 28 August 2015
41 results.
Page 2 of 2