# The Water Supply (Water Quality) (Scotland) Regulations 1990, Regulation 27: Offences


(1) A water authority, which applies or introduces any substance or product in contravention of regulation 25(1) or a notice given under regulation 25(4), or uses any process in contravention of a prohibition imposed under regulation 26(1) or without complying with a condition imposed by virtue of regulation 26(2), shall be guilty of an offence and liable—
(a) on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum;
(b) on conviction on indictment, to a fine.
(2) In any proceedings against a water authority for an offence under paragraph (1) it shall be a defence for that authority to show that it took all reasonable steps and exercised all due diligence to avoid the commission of the offence.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1990/119/regulation/27 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/water-supply-water-quality-scotland-regulations-1990/regulation-27
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