Scottish Statutory Instrument 2001 Scotland

The Water Supply (Water Quality) (Scotland) Regulations 2001

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18 compliance obligations

Penalty landscape

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Who this Act binds

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Plus 10 non-business duties on Crown ministers, regulators, local authorities or tribunals — shown collapsed under each section below.

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What this Act requires

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Part I — GENERAL

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Part II — WATER SUPPLY ZONES

s.003

Water supply zones

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Water authorities must designate and limit water supply zones annually Statutory regulator

Part III — WHOLESOMENESS

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Part IV — MONITORING OF WATER SUPPLIES

s.010

Sampling: further provisions

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Water authorities must sample water if contamination is suspected Statutory regulator
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Part V — MONITORING – ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS

s.015

Sampling: new sources

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Water authorities must sample and test new or dormant water sources Statutory regulator
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Part VI — INVESTIGATIONS, AUTHORISATION OF DEPARTURES AND REMEDIAL ACTION

s.019

Action by the Scottish Ministers

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Scottish Ministers may require water authorities to fix supply failures Crown / Minister / Government department
s.023

Publicity for authorisations

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Water authorities must publicise drinking water quality departures Statutory regulator
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Part VII — WATER TREATMENT

s.029

Offences

Unlimited fine
  • Misuse restricted water products or provide false information Any Person
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Part VIII — RECORDS AND INFORMATION

s.030

Maintenance of records

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Water authorities must maintain registers of water supply zones Statutory regulator
s.031

Provision of information

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Water authorities must provide water quality records and annual reports Statutory regulator
s.032

Publication of information

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Water authorities must publish and distribute annual water quality reports Statutory regulator

Part IX — FUNCTIONS OF LOCAL AUTHORITIES IN RELATION TO WATER QUALITY

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Part X — ENFORCEMENT

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Part XI — AMENDMENT AND REVOCATION OF REGULATIONS AND SAVING AND TRANSITIONAL PROVISION

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Schedules

s.sch003

MONITORING

  • Monitor water quality parameters at required frequencies Any Person
s.sch006

PROGRAMMES OF WORK

  • Create and report on water quality improvement programmes Any Person
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Other sections — not classified into a Part

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s.001

Citation, commencement and extent

s.002

Interpretation

s.003

Water supply zones

s.004

Wholesomeness

s.005

Interpretation and application

s.006

Monitoring: general provisions

s.007

Determination of sampling points

s.008

Authorisation of supply points

s.009

Numbers of samples

s.010

Sampling: further provisions

s.011

Interpretation

s.012

Sampling for particular substances and parameters

s.013

Sampling at treatment works

s.014

Sampling at service reservoirs

s.015

Sampling: new sources

s.016

Collection and analysis of samples

s.017

Investigations: Schedule 1 parameters

s.018

Investigations: Schedule 2 indicator parameters

s.019

Action by the Scottish Ministers

s.020

Authorisation of temporary supply of water that is not wholesome

s.021

Authorisations: terms and conditions

s.022

Authorisations: other limitations

s.023

Publicity for authorisations

s.024

Revocation and modification of authorisations

s.025

Treatment of raw water

s.026

Contamination from pipes

s.027

Application and introduction of substances and products

s.028

Use of processes

s.029

Offences

s.030

Maintenance of records

s.031

Provision of information

s.032

Publication of information

s.033

Application and interpretation

s.034

Duties of local authorities: supplementary provision

s.035

Contraventions by water authorities

s.036

Amendment of the Water Supply (Water Quality) (Scotland) Regulations 1990

s.037

Transitional provision: programmes of work

s.038

Transitional provision: authorisations

s.039

Revocation of Regulations and savings

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