- Enforced by
- Food Standards Scotland
- Status
- In Force
- Penalty ceiling
- Regulated
Does it bind you?
Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.
Manufacturer4
Any Person4
Operator2
Plus 20 duties on the regulator, Crown ministers and public bodies — folded into the section list below.
Other Acts binding the same actors
If a role above is yours, these are the other instruments that most often bind it.
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Any Person — also bound by 2340 other Acts
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184 duties
Merchant Shipping Act 1995
144 duties
Insolvency (England and Wales) Rules 2016
104 duties
Communications Act 2003
92 duties
Road Traffic Act 1988
92 duties
Operator — also bound by 746 other Acts
Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 (Air Operations)
203 duties
Space Industry Regulations 2021
76 duties
What it requires
Regulations creating concrete business duties or carrying penalties, grouped as the instrument is structured. Titles link to the source text — blue means you’re leaving for legislation.gov.uk.
Part 1
Introductory
0 of 4 sections shown4 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.001
Citation, commencement and extent
s.002
Interpretation
s.003
Exemptions
s.003
Additional language
Part 2
Natural mineral water
0 of 6 sections shown6 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.004
Recognition as natural mineral water
s.005
Exploitation of natural mineral water springs
s.006
Treatments and additions for natural mineral water
s.007
Bottling of natural mineral water
s.008
Marking, labelling and advertisement of natural mineral waters
s.009
Sale of natural mineral water
Part 3
Spring water
0 of 3 sections shown3 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.010
Bottling of spring water and exploitation of spring water springs
s.011
Marking, labelling and advertisement of spring water
s.012
Sale of spring water
Part 4
Bottled drinking water
0 of 3 sections shown3 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.013
Bottling of drinking water
s.014
Marking, labelling and advertising of bottled drinking water
s.015
Sale of bottled drinking water
Part 5
Miscellaneous and supplemental
0 of 8 sections shown8 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.016
Enforcement
s.017
Arrangements for samples taken for analysis
s.018
Submission of samples to the Government Chemist
s.019
Methods of analysis
s.020
Offences and penalties
s.021
Defences
s.022
Application of other provisions
s.023
Revocations
Schedules
Schedules
29 of 52 shown
s.sch001
Upon receiving the application for review, the Agency shall make...
Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Agency must investigate and decide on review applications for treatment process authorisationStatutory regulator
s.sch001a
The food authority shall assess the application and any information...
Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Food authority must assess treatment applications and authorise if conditions metLocal authority
s.sch001a
Where the food authority decides to authorise a treatment pursuant...
Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Food authority must notify applicant of treatment authorisation and effective dateLocal authority
s.sch001a
Where the food authority refuses to authorise a treatment pursuant...
Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Food authority must give written reasons for refusing treatment authorisationLocal authority
s.sch001a
Where a treatment has been authorised pursuant to paragraph 2,...
Regulated
- Let food authority inspect your authorised water treatmentAny Person
s.sch001a
Upon receiving the application for review, the Agency shall—
Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Agency must review applications for treatment authorisationStatutory regulator
s.sch001a
In the case of such a direction, the food authority...
Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Food authority must comply with directions under the RegulationsLocal authority
s.sch003
The Agency shall, on recognising water in accordance with this...
Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Agency must publish recognition announcement in the GazettesStatutory regulator
s.sch004
The conditions of exploitation, particularly the washing and bottling equipment,...
Regulated
- Meet hygiene requirements for bottling equipment and containersManufacturer
s.sch004
(1) Subject to sub-paragraphs (2) and (3), water must not...
Regulated
- Use authorised containers only for transporting bottled water to customersAny Person
s.sch004
(1) The revivable total colony count of the water at...
Regulated
- Test water at source to ensure colony count is normal and not contaminatedOperator
s.sch004
Both at source and during its marketing, water shall be...
Regulated
- Keep bottled water free from specified harmful microorganismsManufacturer
s.sch012
General
Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Food authorities must monitor bottled water for radon, tritium and indicative doseLocal authority
s.sch012
Sampling must be carried out at the frequencies specified in...
Regulated
- Carry out water sampling at the required frequenciesManufacturer
s.sch012
If the concentration of tritium exceeds the parametric value specified...
Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Investigate other artificial radionuclides when tritium exceeds the limitLocal authority
s.sch012
Radon
Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Food authorities must conduct representative radon surveys of water sourcesLocal authority
s.sch012
The representative surveys must be designed in such a way...
Regulated
- Design representative surveys to identify exposure parametersAny Person
s.sch012
Sampling must be carried out at the frequencies specified in...
Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Food authorities must sample water at the Part 2 frequenciesLocal authority
s.sch012
Each food authority must monitor spring water and bottled drinking...
Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Food authorities must monitor radon in bottled and spring waterLocal authority
s.sch012
Treatment of bottled drinking water
Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Food authority must monitor treated bottled drinking water for radionuclidesLocal authority
s.sch012
Averaging
Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Food authority must take follow-up samples if water quality limit is exceededLocal authority
s.sch012
Remedial action
Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Food authority must investigate non-compliance and require remedial action for spring water or bottled drinking waterLocal authority
s.sch012
Indicative dose
Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Food authorities must monitor water for indicative dose when radioactivity is presentLocal authority
s.sch012
Sampling must be carried out at the frequencies specified in...
Regulated
- Carry out water sampling at required frequenciesOperator
s.sch012
Subject to paragraph 7, if a food authority screens for...
Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Food authority must investigate radionuclides when screening levels exceededLocal authority
s.sch012
If a food authority screens for an individual radionuclide or...
Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Food authority must investigate radionuclide screening exceedancesLocal authority
s.sch012
Tritium
Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Food authorities must monitor tritium levels in natural mineral waterLocal authority
s.sch013
Analysis of samples
Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Ensure each water sample is analysed correctlyLocal authority
s.sch013
For each parameter specified in the first column of Table...
Regulated
- Use analysis methods that meet required detection limitsManufacturer
23 other schedules
s.sch001
Treatment of natural mineral waters and spring waters with ozone-enriched...
s.sch001
Treatment of natural mineral waters and spring waters with ozone-enriched...
s.sch001
A person seeking to have a process of treatment with...
s.sch001
The food authority shall assess the application and any information...
s.sch001
Where the food authority decides to authorise a treatment process...
s.sch001
Where the food authority refuses to authorise a treatment process...
s.sch001
Where a treatment process has been authorised pursuant to paragraph...
s.sch001
If the food authority is satisfied that the conditions in...
s.sch001
Where the food authority decides either not to grant or...
s.sch001a
A person seeking to have authorised a treatment of natural...
s.sch001a
If the food authority is satisfied that the conditions specified...
s.sch001a
Where the food authority has informed an applicant under paragraph...
s.sch002
Water satisfies the requirements of this Schedule if–
s.sch002
The concentrations or values of the parameters listed in Tables...
s.sch004
Equipment for exploiting the water must be so installed as...
s.sch004
The spring or outlet must be protected against the risks...
s.sch004
The catchment, pipes and reservoirs must be of materials suitable...
s.sch004
(1) After bottling, the total colony count at source may...
s.sch012
Exemption from monitoring
s.sch012
A food authority may use various reliable screening strategies to...
s.sch012
Paragraph 5 does not prohibit a food authority from screening...
s.sch012
If the gross alpha activity and gross beta activity are...
s.sch013
For each radionuclide specified in the second column of Table...
s.001
A person seeking to have water which is extracted from... (opens in a new tab)
Regulated
- Apply to the food authority for natural mineral water recognitionAny Person
5 other provisions
sch. 7
sch. 7
Duty extraction and severity labels are Guvnor’s analysis of the instrument, not the instrument itself. Always verify against the linked source text.