UK Statutory Instrument 2016 England

Private Water Supplies (England) Regulations 2016

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Part 1 — General

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s.001

Citation, commencement and application

s.002

Interpretation

s.003

Scope

Part 2 — Water standards

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s.004

Wholesomeness

s.005

Use of products or substances in private supplies and disinfection arrangements

s.006

Requirement to carry out a risk assessment

Part 3 — Monitoring

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s.007

Monitoring

s.008

Further distribution of supplies from water undertakers or water supply licensees

s.009

Large supplies and supplies as part of a commercial or public activity

s.010

Other private supplies

s.011

Monitoring for radioactive substances

s.012

Sampling and analysis

s.013

New supplies

s.014

Records

Part 4 — Action in the event of failure

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s.015

Provision of information

s.016

Investigations

s.017

Authorisations of different standards

Part 5 — Notice procedure

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s.018

Notices

s.019

Appeals

s.020

Penalties

Part 6 — Miscellaneous

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s.021

Fees

s.021

Reporting

s.022

Review

s.023

Revocations

s.024

Transitional provisions

Schedules

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s.sch002

Monitoring for Group A parameters

s.sch002

Frequency of sampling for Group A parameters

s.sch002

Monitoring for Group B parameters

s.sch002

Frequency of sampling for Group B parameters

s.sch002

Variation of monitoring requirements

s.sch003

Samples: general

s.sch003

Analysing samples

s.sch003

Authorisation of alternative methods of analysis

s.sch003

Sampling and analysis by persons other than local authorities

s.sch003

Monitoring for compliance with the ID

s.sch003

Screening for certain radionuclides, or screening for an individual radionuclide

s.sch003

Screening strategies for gross alpha activity and gross beta activity

s.sch003

Calculation of the ID

s.sch003

Performance characteristics and methods of analysis

s.sch004

Initial records

s.sch004

Additional records

s.sch005

A local authority may charge a fee, payable on invoice,...

s.sch005

Persons liable to pay

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Drinking Water Inspectorate

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