{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/reservoirs-act-1975/section-20A",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/reservoirs-act-1975/section-20A.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1975/23",
  "legislation_title": "Reservoirs Act 1975",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/reservoirs-act-1975",
  "path": "section/20A",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "20A",
  "heading": "Assessment of reports and statements",
  "text": "(1) The Minister may by regulations make provision for the assessment of the quality of reports and written statements prepared by—\n(a) inspecting engineers, and\n(b) supervising engineers.\n(2) The regulations may make provision for the assessment to be made by a committee consisting of members of the Institution of Civil Engineers; and the regulations may specify the conditions for membership of the committee.\n(3) The regulations may, in particular, make provision about—\n(a) the criteria for assessment,\n(b) the documents, or categories of documents, that are to be assessed,\n(c) the assessment procedure, which may include provision about oral or written representations, and\n(d) timing.",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Act repealed (S.) (1.4.2016) by Reservoirs (Scotland) Act 2011 (asp 9), ss. 8(2), 116(1) (with s. 110); S.S.I. 2016/42, art. 2, sch. (with art. 3)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "S. 20A inserted (E.W.) (1.10.2011 for specified purposes) by Flood and Water Management Act 2010 (c. 29), s. 49(3), Sch. 4 para. 32 (with s. 49(1)(6)); S.I. 2011/2204, art. 3(1)(e)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1975/23/section/20A",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T10:38:46.822572+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}