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The Reservoirs (Panels of Civil Engineers) (Application and Fees) Regulations 1992

S.I. 1992/1527 · Made 23 June 1992 · Extends to England, Wales and Scotland

Not fully up to date. 6 changes made by later legislation have not yet been written into this text, which is revised to 1 July 1992.

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reg. 2(2)(a)sum substitutedReservoirs (Panels of Civil Engineers) (Application Fees) 1994 reg. 2(a)
reg. 2(2)(b)sum substitutedReservoirs (Panels of Civil Engineers) (Application Fees) 1994 reg. 2(b)
reg.2(1)(2)(a)(b)amendedReservoirs (Panels of Civil Engineers) (Applications and Fees) 1998 reg.2
reg. 2(1)words substitutedReservoirs (Panels of Civil Engineers) (Application and Fees) 2005 reg. 2(a)
reg. 2(2)(a)-(b)word substitutedReservoirs (Panels of Civil Engineers) (Application and Fees) 2005 reg. 2(b)
RegulationsrevokedReservoirs Act (Panels of Civil Engineers) (Applications and Fees) 2021 reg. 4(1)(a)

WATER RESOURCES, ENGLAND AND WALES

WATER SUPPLY, SCOTLAND

Made 23rd June 1992

Coming into force 1st July 1992

The Secretary of State for the Environment as respects England, the Secretary of State for Wales as respects Wales and the Secretary of State for Scotland as respects Scotland, in exercise of powers conferred on them by sections 4(2) and 5 of the Reservoirs Act 1975f1, hereby make the following Regulations:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1975 c. 23.

Contents

  1. 1Citation, commencement and interpretation
  2. 2Applications for appointment or reappointment
  3. 3Revocations
  4. Signature
  5. Schedule
  6. 1Paragraph 1
  7. 2Paragraph 2
  8. 3Paragraph 3
  9. 4Paragraph 4
  10. 5Paragraph 5
  11. 6Paragraph 6
  12. Explanatory note

1Citation, commencement and interpretationI1

(1)

These Regulations may be cited as the Reservoirs (Panels of Civil Engineers) (Applications and Fees) Regulations 1992, and shall come into force on 1st July 1992.

(2)

In these Regulations, “an existing panel” means any of the four existing panels established as a result of a determination of the Secretary of State under section 4(1) of the Reservoirs Act 1975, namely—

(a)

the Supervising Engineers Panel;

(b)

the All Reservoirs Panel;

(c)

the Non-Impounding Reservoirs Panel; and

(d)

the Service Reservoirs Panel.

2Applications for appointment or reappointmentI1

(1)

An application by a civil engineer to be appointed or reappointed under section 4(2) of the Reservoirs Act 1975 to an existing panel shall be made to the Secretary of State for the Environment in writing, with—

(a)

the information set out in the Schedule to these Regulations;

(b)

the prescribed fee; and

(c)

in the case of a first appointment, a reference from a civil engineer as to the suitability of the applicant for appointment.

(2)

The prescribed fee is—

(a)

in the case of a first appointment, £200;

(b)

in any other case, £160.

3RevocationsI1

The Reservoirs Act 1975 (Supervising Engineers Panel) (Applications and Fees) Regulations 1984f1, the Reservoirs Act 1975 (All Reservoirs Panel) (Applications and Fees) Regulations 1985f2, the Reservoirs Act 1975 (Non-Impounding and Service Reservoirs Panels) (Applications and Fees) Regulations 1985f3, the Reservoirs (Panels of Civil Engineers) (Reappointment) Regulations 1989f4 and the Reservoirs Act 1975 (Application Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 1989f5 are hereby revoked.

Signature

Michael Howard

Secretary of State for the Environment

17th June 1992

David Hunt

Secretary of State for Wales

19th June 1992

Hector Monro

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Scottish Office

23rd June 1992

1I1

The applicant’s full name, address and date of birth.

2I1

Where the application is for reappointment, the panel to which his appointment relates, and the date on which it took effect.

3I1

The relevant qualifications of the applicant.

4I1

The applicant’s membership of professional institutions.

5I1

Particulars of the applicant’s present employment.

6I1

Particulars of all work carried out by the applicant in relation to reservoirs, with details of the reservoirs in connection with whose design, construction, maintenance or repair the applicant has been employed, including their type, capacity and main dimensions or, where the application is for reappointment, particulars of all such work carried out since his appointment to the panel.

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations prescribe the manner in which a civil engineer may apply to be appointed or reappointed to an existing panel of civil engineers set up for the purposes of the Reservoirs Act 1975, and the fee to accompany such an application. There are currently four such panels—

  • the Supervising Engineers Panel;

  • the All Reservoirs Panel;

  • the Non-Impounding Reservoirs Panel; and

  • the Service Reservoirs Panel.

Regulation 2(1) requires the application to be made in writing to the Secretary of State for the Environment, accompanied by the information set out in the Schedule and the prescribed fee. In the case of a first appointment, a reference from a civil engineer as to suitability is also required.

Regulation 2(2) increases the fee for a first appointment to any panel to £200, and the fee for reappointment to any panel to £160.

Regulation 3 revokes previous Regulations dealing with applications and fees in relation to appointments to existing panels of civil engineers.