{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/reservoirs-act-northern-ireland-2015/section-39",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/reservoirs-act-northern-ireland-2015/section-39.json",
  "legislation": "nia/2015/8",
  "legislation_title": "Reservoirs Act (Northern Ireland) 2015",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/reservoirs-act-northern-ireland-2015",
  "path": "section/39",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "39",
  "heading": "Offence in connection with inspection: failure to secure compliance with safety direction or recommendation",
  "text": "(1) Failure by a reservoir manager of a high-consequence or medium-consequence reservoir without lawful excuse to comply with the requirements of section 36(1) (ensuring compliance with direction in inspection report or pre-commencement safety recommendation as to taking of measure) is an offence.\n(2) A reservoir manager guilty of an offence under subsection (1)—\n(a) in relation to a controlled reservoir which is, at the time the offence is committed, a high- consequence reservoir is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale,\n(b) in relation to a controlled reservoir which is, at the time the offence is committed, a medium-consequence reservoir is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 4 on the standard scale.\n(3) Section 74 makes provision as to further remedies available on conviction of an offence referred to in subsection (1).",
  "extent": null,
  "status": "prospective",
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2015/8/section/39",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T20:20:11.423522+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."
}