# The Public Water Supplies (Scotland) Regulations 2014, Regulation 35: Offences


(1) It is an offence for Scottish Water to contravene—
(a) regulation 29(1);
(b) a requirement of a notice given to it under regulation 31(3)(d);
(c) regulation 33(1);
(d) a requirement of a notice given to it under regulation 33(7);
(e) a requirement of a notice given to it under regulation 34(1)(b); or
(f) a requirement of a notice given to it under regulation 34(2)(b).
(2) In any proceedings against Scottish Water for an offence under paragraph (1)(a) or (1)(b), it is a defence to show that Scottish Water took all reasonable steps and exercised all due diligence to avoid committing the offence.
(3) It is an offence for a person furnishing information or making an application (for approval) under regulation 33 or 34 to make a statement which that person knows to be false in a material particular, or to recklessly make a statement which is false in a material particular.
(4) A person who commits an offence under paragraph (1) or (3) is liable—
(a) on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum; or
(b) on conviction on indictment, to a fine.

---
Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/sdsi/2014/9780111024782/regulation/35 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-public-water-supplies-scotland-regulations-2014/regulation-35
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.