{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/water-intended-for-human-consumption-private-supplies-scotland-regulations-2017/regulation-27",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/water-intended-for-human-consumption-private-supplies-scotland-regulations-2017/regulation-27.json",
  "legislation": "ssi/2017/282",
  "legislation_title": "The Water Intended for Human Consumption (Private Supplies) (Scotland) Regulations 2017",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/water-intended-for-human-consumption-private-supplies-scotland-regulations-2017",
  "path": "regulation/27",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "27",
  "heading": "Exercise of enforcement powers",
  "text": "(1) An enforcing authority must, in relation to each supply of water to a point of compliance in its area, monitor compliance with and enforce the provisions of these Regulations.\n(2) Pursuant to paragraph (1), the enforcing authority must exercise its functions under—\n(a) these Regulations; and\n(b) so far as applicable, under any other enactment,\nso as to secure compliance with and enforce the provisions of these Regulations.\n(3) An enforcing authority must, when deciding what action is necessary for the purposes of regulation 21(b), bear in mind the risks to human health which would be caused by—\n(a) an interruption of the supply; or\n(b) a restriction in the use of water.",
  "extent": "S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Reg. 27 in force at 27.10.2017, see reg. 1(1)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2017/282/regulation/27",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T21:17:02.229514+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."
}