UK Statutory Instrument SI 2016 England

Private Water Supplies (England) Regulations 2016

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Enforced by
DWI
Status
In Force
Penalty ceiling
Prosecution 1 of 24 obligations carry an unlimited fine. 23 have no criminal penalty — flagged in the list below.

Does it bind you?

Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.

Any Person2 Responsible Person1

Plus 21 duties on the regulator, Crown ministers and public bodies — folded into the section list below.

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MH(CT)(S)A 2003 30 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

General

0 of 3 sections shown
3 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.001 Citation, commencement and application
s.002 Interpretation
s.003 Scope
Part 2

Water standards

2 of 3 sections shown
s.005 Use of products or substances in private supplies and disinfection arrangements Regulated
  • Keep private water supplies safe and manage disinfection properlyResponsible Person
s.006 Requirement to carry out a risk assessment Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Local authority must risk-assess private water supplies every 5 yearsLocal authority
1 other section in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.004 Wholesomeness
Part 3

Monitoring

7 of 8 sections shown
s.007 Monitoring Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Local authorities must monitor private water suppliesLocal authority
s.008 Further distribution of supplies from water undertakers or water supply licensees Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Local authority must monitor further-distributed water suppliesLocal authority
s.009 Large supplies and supplies as part of a commercial or public activity Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Local authority must monitor large or commercial private water suppliesLocal authority
s.010 Other private supplies Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Local authority must monitor private water supplies at least every 5 yearsLocal authority
s.011 Monitoring for radioactive substances Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Local authority must monitor private water supplies for radioactive substancesLocal authority
s.012 Sampling and analysis Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Local authority must sample and analyse private water suppliesLocal authority
s.014 Records Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Local authorities must keep records and send annual copies to the Secretary of StateLocal authority
1 other section in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.013 New supplies
Part 4

Action in the event of failure

2 of 3 sections shown
s.015 Provision of information Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Local authority must warn people about dangerous private water suppliesLocal authority
s.016 Investigations Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Local authority must investigate unwholesome private water supplies and take remedial actionLocal authority
1 other section in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.017 Authorisations of different standards
Part 5

Notice procedure

2 of 3 sections shown
s.018 Notices Regulated
  • You must comply with a private water supply danger noticeAny Person
s.020 Penalties Prosecution
  • Fail to comply with a regulation 18 noticeAny Person

Unlimited fine

1 other section in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.019 Appeals
Part 6

Miscellaneous

2 of 5 sections shown
s.021 Reporting Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Secretary of State must publish triennial water quality reports for large suppliesCrown / Minister / Government department
s.022 Review Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Secretary of State must review these regulations and publish reportsCrown / Minister / Government department
3 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.021 Fees
s.023 Revocations
s.024 Transitional provisions
Schedules

Schedules

9 of 18 shown
s.sch002 Monitoring for Group A parameters Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Local authorities must monitor private water supplies for Group A parametersLocal authority
s.sch002 Frequency of sampling for Group A parameters Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Local authority must sample Group A parameters at Table 2 frequenciesLocal authority
s.sch002 Monitoring for Group B parameters Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Local authorities must monitor private water supplies for Group B parametersLocal authority
s.sch002 Frequency of sampling for Group B parameters Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Local authority must sample private water supplies for Group B parameters at Table 3 frequenciesLocal authority
s.sch003 Samples: general Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Local authorities must ensure private water supply samples are taken and analysed correctlyLocal authority
s.sch003 Analysing samples Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Local authority must ensure correct analysis of private water supply samplesLocal authority
s.sch003 Screening for certain radionuclides, or screening for an individual radionuclide Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Local authority must consider radioactivity sources and require additional analysis when screening thresholds exceededLocal authority
s.sch004 Initial records Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Local authority must record and update private water supply detailsLocal authority
s.sch004 Additional records Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Local authority must record and retain private water supply recordsLocal authority
9 other schedules
s.sch002 Variation of monitoring requirements
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 strategies for gross alpha activity and gross beta activity
s.sch003 Calculation of the ID
s.sch003 Performance characteristics and methods of analysis
s.sch005 A local authority may charge a fee, payable on invoice,...
s.sch005 Persons liable to pay

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