Reservoirs Act 1975
Reservoirs Act 1975 (1975 c. 23)
- Reservoirs Act 1975 (1975 c. 23)
- Operation of Act, and administration
- A1 Large raised reservoir”: England and Wales
- 1 Ambit of Act and interpretation.
- 2 Registration of large raised reservoirs, and enforcement of Act, by local authorities.
- 2A Consideration of risk and provisional designation: England and Wales
- 2B Designation
- 2C Meaning of “high-risk reservoir”
- 2D Review
- 2E Appeals
- 3 Reports by local authorities to, and supervisory powers of, Secretary of State.
- 4 Qualification of engineers.
- 5 Power to prescribe by regulations.
- New, enlarged and restored reservoirs
- 6 Construction or enlargement of reservoirs.
- 7 Certificates of construction engineers.
- 8 Powers of enforcement authority in event of non-compliance with requirements as to construction or enlargement of reservoirs.
- 9 Re-use of abandoned reservoirs.
- Inspections
- 10 Periodical inspection of large raised reservoirs.
- Monitoring and supervision
- 11 Recording of water levels etc.
- 12 Supervision of large raised reservoirs.
- Flooding
- 12A Flood plans: large raised reservoirs
- 12AA Flood plans: preparation
- 12B Flood plans and national security
- Discontinuance or abandonment
- 13 Discontinuance of large raised reservoirs.
- 14 Abandonment of large raised reservoirs.
- Additional powers of enforcement authority
- 15 Reserve powers.
- 16 Emergency powers.
- 17 Powers of entry.
- 18 Compensation to third parties for damage or disturbance.
- Supplementary
- 19 Reference of disputed recommendations to referee.
- 19A Appeals
- 20 General provisions as to reports, certificates etc. of engineers.
- 20A Assessment of reports and statements
- 21 Duty of undertakers to furnish information.
- 21A Power to require information
- 21B Reports
- 22 Criminal liability of undertakers and their employees.
- 22A Service of notices by the Environment Agency and the NRBW
- 22C Expenses
- 22D Arrangements for civil protection: charges
- Transitional and temporary provisions
- 23 Continuity with previous Act.
- 24 Notification to local authorities of existing reservoirs.
- 25 Reservoirs in course of construction or alteration, or newly constructed or altered.
- 26 Reservoirs constructed before commencement of previous Act.
- 27 Large raised reservoirs not within previous Act.
- Crown application
- 27A Crown application
- 27C Ministerial responsibility
- Repeal, commencement etc.
- 28 Repeal.
- 29 Commencement.
- 30 Short title and extent.
- SCHEDULES
- SCHEDULE 1 Index of General Definitions
- SCHEDULE 2 Liability for Damage and Injury
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