UK Statutory Instrument
2013
United Kingdom
The Reservoirs Act 1975 (Capacity, Registration, Prescribed Forms, etc.) (England) Regulations 2013
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What's here
10 compliance obligations, 1 practical guide
Who this Act binds
Business-side actors with duties under this Act, ranked by how often they appear.
- Statutory Undertaker 3
- Any Person 3
- Contractor 1
Plus 3 non-business duties on Crown ministers, regulators, local authorities or tribunals — shown collapsed under each section below.
Relevant guidance
Practical guides for businesses affected by this Act, ordered by how closely they engage with it.
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1 guidesOther Acts binding the same actors
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Statutory Undertakers also bound by 21 other Acts (top 5 shown)
- Water and Sewerage Services (Northern Ireland) Order 2006 2006 43 duties
- Water Industry Act 1991 1991 38 duties
- The Street Works (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 1995 13 duties
- The Water Supply (Water Quality) Regulations 2000 2000 12 duties
- New Roads and Street Works Act 1991 1991 11 duties
Any Person also bound by 749 other Acts (top 5 shown)
- Human Medicines Regulations 2012 2012 110 duties
- Licensing Act 2003 2003 105 duties
- Merchant Shipping Act 1995 1995 97 duties
- Road Traffic Act 1988 1988 95 duties
- Air Navigation Order 2016 2016 86 duties
Contractors also bound by 56 other Acts (top 5 shown)
- Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015 2015 360 duties
- The Income Tax (Sub-contractors in the Construction Industry) Regulations 1993 1993 19 duties
- Building Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2000 2000 17 duties
- Building Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2012 2012 15 duties
- Work in Compressed Air Regulations 1996 1996 14 duties
What this Act requires
Sections that create concrete duties on businesses or carry penalties. Procedural and definitional sections are folded into the “Browse other sections” expander at the bottom of each group. Click any section title to read the source text on legislation.gov.uk.
Schedules
Browse 2 other Schedules — structural / supplementary
Reports
Calculation of capacity of a large raised reservoir
- Calculate and record the water storage capacity of your reservoir Statutory Undertaker
Registration requirements
- Register your large raised reservoir with the Environment Agency Statutory Undertaker
Keeping and inspection of the English register
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Environment Agency must maintain and provide access to the reservoir register Statutory regulator
Reports by the Agency to the Secretary of State
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Environment Agency must report on reservoir safety and compliance Statutory regulator
Records of water levels etc.
- Maintain prescribed records for high-risk reservoirs Any Person
Forms of certificates of engineers
- Use prescribed forms for reservoir engineer certificates Any Person
Forms of reports of engineers
- Use prescribed forms for reservoir engineer reports Contractor
Forms of directions of engineers
- Engineers must use standard forms for reservoir directions Any Person
Prescribed information under section 21(1) to be provided by undertakers when intending to construct or bring back into use a large raised reservoir
- Provide specific information when building or restoring a large reservoir Statutory Undertaker
Review
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Secretary of State must review reservoir regulations every five years Crown / Minister / Government department
Browse 4 other sections — procedural / definitional / commencement
Official guidance
Authoritative sources published by regulators or government explaining this legislation.
- Environment Agency Chief Regulator's report 2024-25: supporting evidence (opens in a new tab) Publication
- Environment Agency enforcement and sanctions policy (opens in a new tab) Publication
- Reservoir Legislation in England - Basic Legal Framework (opens in a new tab) Other
- Supervising panel engineers: contact details (opens in a new tab) Publication
- Reservoir safety emergency on-site flood plans consultation (opens in a new tab) Detailed Guidance
- Regulating reservoir safety in Northern Ireland (opens in a new tab) Detailed Guidance
- Civil sanctions - Fixed Monetary Penalties and Variable Monetary Penalties for reservoir managers (opens in a new tab) Other
- Reservoirs (Scotland) Act 2011 Overview (opens in a new tab) Other
- Reservoir safety - Water (opens in a new tab) Other
- Reservoir offences (opens in a new tab) Other
- ... and 11 more
Enforcement and responsible bodies
The regulators that administer or enforce this legislation.
Environmental protection in England. Regulates waste, emissions, water quality, flood risk, and environmental permits for industrial activities. Enforces environmental law and issues …
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Made under
Reservoirs Act 1975 1975 Primary Act
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