# The Private Water Supplies (Scotland) Regulations 2006, Regulation 35: Provision of information


(1) A local authority shall make available for inspection by the public, in such places as it reasonably considers appropriate to ensure adequate accessibility, at all reasonable hours and free of charge, any register maintained by it in accordance with regulation 34.
(2) A local authority shall afford to any person, facilities for obtaining copies of entries, on payment of reasonable charges.
(3) A local authority shall provide, upon reasonable request, to—
(a) the Scottish Ministers;
(b) the Scottish Environment Protection Agency;
(c) the Health Board in whose area the supply is located,
such information as may be required from time to time on the matters contained within the register maintained in accordance with regulation 34.
(4) A local authority shall afford to any—
(a) neighbouring local authority, upon request, such information relating to an entry within the register maintained in accordance with regulation 34 as is considered necessary to enable that authority to fulfil its obligations under these Regulations; and
(b) to a neighbouring local authority, upon request, such information as is reasonably required to ascertain whether premises in its area are served by a private water supply.
(5) Not later than 31st March in each year, in respect of the preceding calendar year, a local authority shall provide the Scottish Environment Protection Agency with a copy of the register required to be kept under regulation 34.
(6) Not later than 31st March in each year, in respect of the preceding calendar year, a local authority shall provide—
(a) the Drinking Water Quality Regulator for Scotland ;
(b) the Scottish Environment Protection Agency; and
(c) the Health Board in whose area the supply is located,
with a completed annual return in accordance with the form provided for that purpose by the Scottish Ministers.
(7) Paragraph (6) is without prejudice to section 16 of the Water Industry (Scotland) Act 2002 .

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2006/209/regulation/35 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/private-water-supplies-scotland-regulations-2006/regulation-35
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