# The Salmon (Fish Passes and Screens) (Scotland) Regulations 1994, Regulation 5: Lades


(1) The operator of every lade shall ensure that it is provided with a sluice to control the flow of water.
(2) The operator shall ensure that the lade and sluice are so constructed as to secure that the quantity of water passing into the lade shall not exceed that which is required for the purpose for which abstraction is made except when it is necessary to do so to prevent damage during high water flow.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1994/2524/regulation/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/salmon-fish-passes-and-screens-scotland-regulations-1994/regulation-5
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