This Act sets out a new regulatory regime for the safe construction and operation of reservoirs in Scotland. It also provides for the creation of offences to support the Water Environment and Water Services (Scotland) Act 2003. The Act makes provision for the compulsory registration of all reservoirs to which the Act applies (“controlled reservoirs”). It provides for Scottish Environment Protection Agency to assess the risk of an uncontrolled release of water from each registered reservoir. Different regulatory controls apply to controlled reservoirs with different risk designations. The Act also sets out rules the construction of reservoirs and the supervision and periodical inspection of controlled reservoirs. The Act grants emergency and enforcement powers to the Agency.
Соединенное Королевство Великобритании и Северной Ирландии · 2011-04-12