Reservoirs (Scotland) Act 2011
2011 asp 9 · Enacted 12 April 2011 · Extends to Scotland
An Act of the Scottish Parliament to make provision about the regulation of the construction, alteration and management of certain reservoirs, in particular in relation to the risk of flooding from such reservoirs, for the repeal and replacement of the Reservoirs Act 1975, about offences to facilitate the achievement of the environmental objectives set out in river basin management plans; and for connected purposes.
The Bill for this Act of the Scottish Parliament was passed by the Parliament on 9th March 2011 and received Royal Assent on 12th April 2011
Contents
- Part 1: Reservoirs
- Chapter 1: Controlled reservoirs, reservoir managers, etc.
- 1Controlled reservoirs
- 2Controlled reservoirs: supplementary
- 3Reservoir managers
- 4Multiple reservoir managers: supplementary
- 5Duty of multiple reservoir managers to co-operate
- 6Guidance by SEPA: management of reservoirs
- 7SEPA
- 8The 1975 Act and its repeal
- Chapter 2: Registration
- 9Controlled reservoirs register
- 10Reservoir managers' duty to register with SEPA
- 11Controlled reservoirs required to be registered under the 1975 Act
- 12Controlled reservoirs not required to be registered under the 1975 Act
- 13Structures or areas which become controlled reservoirs after the relevant date
- 14Fees: registration and administration
- 15Registration: supplementary
- 16Transfer of information from existing relevant authorities
- 17Offences: registration
- Chapter 3: Risk designation
- 18Provisional risk designation
- 19First risk designation
- 20Periodic review of risk designations
- 21Decision following a periodic review
- 22Risk designation and periodic review: matters to be taken into account
- 23Review of SEPA's decisions giving risk designations
- 24Appeal to the Scottish Ministers following SEPA's review
- 25Guidance by SEPA: risk designation
- 26High-risk reservoirs, medium-risk reservoirs and low-risk reservoirs: further provision
- Chapter 4: Panels of reservoir engineers
- 27Panels of reservoir engineers
- 28Appointment and removal of panel members
- 29Dissolution of panels etc.
- 30Review of decisions to appoint or remove civil engineers from panels etc.
- 31Consultation with Institution of Civil Engineers
- Chapter 5: Construction or alteration of controlled reservoirs
- 32Application of Chapter 5
- 33Notice to SEPA and appointment of construction engineer
- 34Inspection, reports, supervision of works etc. by construction engineer
- 35Safety reports
- 36Safety reports: compliance
- 37Preliminary certificates
- 38Construction certificates
- 39Final certificates
- 40Preliminary and final certificates: compliance
- 41Termination of supervision by construction engineer
- 42Offences: construction or alteration
- 43Defences: offences under section 42(1)(d) or (e)
- 44Controlled reservoirs subject to relevant works on commencement
- Chapter 6: Other requirements: high-risk reservoirs and medium-risk reservoirs
- 45Appointment of inspecting engineer etc.
- 46Inspections: timing
- 47Inspections: duties of inspecting engineers etc.
- 48Inspection reports: compliance
- 49Appointment of supervising engineers etc.
- 50Supervising engineer and monitoring of reservoir
- 51Recording of water levels etc. and record keeping
- 52Offences: inspection, supervision, record keeping
- 53Defences: offence under section 52(1)(c)
- Chapter 7: Other requirements: controlled reservoirs
- 54Incident reporting
- 55Flood plans
- 56Maintenance of records
- 57Display of emergency response information
- 58Offences: record keeping, display of emergency response information
- Chapter 8: Dispute referral
- 59Referral to referee: directions in safety report or inspection report
- 60Referral to referee: requirements in preliminary certificate or final certificate
- 61Appointment of referee
- 62Powers of referee: referral under section 59(2)
- 63Powers of referee: referral under section 60(1)
- 64Procedure
- Chapter 9: Civil enforcement, emergency powers and further offences
- Appointment of engineers
- 65Enforcement notice: appointment of engineer
- 66Offence: failure to comply with notice under section 65(2)
- 67Appointment of engineer by SEPA
- 68Appointment by SEPA: engineers' reports, certificates, recommendations etc.
- Taking of safety and other measures
- 69Enforcement notice: safety and other measures
- 70Offence: failure to comply with notice under section 69(2)
- 71SEPA's power to arrange taking of safety and other measures
- 72Offences under sections 42(1)(d) and 52(1)(c): further remedies
- Stop notices
- 73Stop notices
- 74Stop notices: procedure
- 75Stop notices: compensation
- 76Stop notices: enforcement
- Emergency powers
- 77Emergency powers
- Other civil enforcement measures
- 78Enforcement undertakings Not yet in force
- 79Fixed monetary penalties Not yet in force
- 80Fixed monetary penalties: procedure Not yet in force
- 81Fixed monetary penalties: criminal proceedings and conviction etc. Not yet in force
- 82Further enforcement measures
- 83Further enforcement measures: procedure
- 84Further enforcement measures: criminal proceedings and conviction
- 85Further enforcement measures: enforcement
- Miscellaneous
- 86Consultation in relation to orders under sections 73(1)... and 82(1)
- 87Guidance as to use of stop notices... or further enforcement measures
- 88Recovery by SEPA of expenses
- 89Guidance: appeals
- 90Publication of enforcement action
- 91Powers of entry
- 92Warrants authorising entry
- 93Powers of entry: supplementary
- 94Offence: preventing or obstructing entry
- 95Compensation
- 96Reports by SEPA to the Scottish Ministers
- 97Affording of reasonable facilities to engineers
- 98Power of SEPA to require information and assistance
- 99Offences: sections 97 and 98
- Chapter 10: Miscellaneous
- 100Guidance
- 101Grants
- 102Assessment of engineers' reports etc.
- 103Notice to SEPA of revocation of appointment or resignation of engineer
- 104SEPA: Ministerial directions
- 105Form and content of notices, reports, certificates etc.
- 106Notices by SEPA
- 107Change to the Institution of Civil Engineers
- 108Civil liability
- Part 2: Protection of the water environment – remedial and restoration measures
- 109Remedial and restoration measures regulations
- Part 3: General
- 110Crown application
- 111Offences by bodies corporate
- 112Consequential amendment and repeals
- 113Ancillary provision
- 114Orders and regulations
- 115Defined expressions
- 116Commencement and short title
- Schedule Index of defined expressions