Reservoirs Act (Northern Ireland) 2015
Reservoirs Act (Northern Ireland) 2015 (2015 c. 8 (N.I.))
- Reservoirs Act (Northern Ireland) 2015 (2015 c. 8 (N.I.))
- PART 1 CONTROLLED RESERVOIRS, REGISTRATION AND RESERVOIR DESIGNATION
- Controlled reservoirs
- 1 Controlled reservoirs
- 2 Structure or area which is to be treated as a controlled reservoir
- 3 Matters to be taken into account under section 2(3)
- 4 Controlled reservoirs: further provision
- 5 Controlled reservoirs: supplementary
- Reservoir managers
- 6 Reservoir managers
- 7 Multiple reservoir managers: supplementary
- 8 Duty of multiple reservoir managers to co-operate
- Registration
- 9 Controlled reservoirs register
- 10 Reservoir managers' duty to register with the Department
- 11 Structures or areas which are controlled reservoirs on the relevant date
- 12 Structures or areas which become controlled reservoirs after the relevant date
- 13 Structures or areas which are the subject of regulations under section 2(3)
- 14 Fees: registration and administration
- 15 Registration: supplementary
- 16 Offences: registration
- Reservoir designation
- 17 Giving a reservoir designation
- 18 Periodic re-assessment of reservoir designations
- 19 Date on which reservoir designation given under section 17 or given as different designation under section 18 takes effect
- 20 Review by Department of its decision under section 17 or 18
- 21 Appeal against Department's decision in a review under section 20
- 22 Matters to be taken into account under sections 17(3), 18(2), 20(3)(b)(ii) and 21(5)(a)
- 23 Matters to be taken into account under sections 17(3), 18(2), 20(3)(b)(ii) and 21(5)(a): further provision
- 24 High-consequence reservoirs, medium-consequence reservoirs and low-consequence reservoirs: further provision
- PART 2 REQUIREMENTS FOR HIGH-CONSEQUENCE AND MEDIUM-CONSEQUENCE RESERVOIRS
- Supervision by supervising engineer
- 25 Supervision requirement and commissioning of supervising engineer etc.
- 26 Duties etc. in relation to supervision
- 27 Regulations as to visits by supervising engineer
- 28 Visual inspection directed under section 26(4)(a): further provision
- 29 Nominated representative under section 26(7)(a): further provision
- Inspections etc. by inspecting engineer
- 30 Inspection timing: general requirements
- 31 Inspection timing: reservoir subject to pre-commencement inspection report
- 32 Inspection timing: other qualifications
- 33 Pre-commencement inspection report
- 34 Commissioning of inspecting engineer etc.
- 35 Duties etc. in relation to inspection
- 36 Inspection reports: compliance
- Record keeping etc.
- 37 Recording of water levels etc. and record keeping
- Offences: supervision, inspection, record keeping
- 38 Offences: supervision, inspection, record keeping
- 39 Offence in connection with inspection: failure to secure compliance with safety direction or recommendation
- 40 Defences: offence under section 39(1)
- PART 3 CONSTRUCTION OR ALTERATION OF CONTROLLED RESERVOIRS
- Construction or alteration
- 41 Application of Part 3 etc.
- 42 Meaning of “relevant works” for purposes of Act
- Supervision by construction engineer
- 43 Notice to Department and commissioning of construction engineer
- 44 Supervision of relevant works and reservoir safety by construction engineer
- 45 Safety report
- 46 Safety report: compliance
- 47 Preliminary certificate
- 48 Construction certificate
- 49 Final certificate
- 50 Preliminary and final certificates: compliance
- 51 Termination of supervision by construction engineer
- Offences: construction or alteration
- 52 Offences: construction or alteration
- 53 Offences: failure to comply with safety direction in safety report, preliminary certificate or final certificate
- 54 Defences: offences under section 53(1)
- Relevant works underway at commencement
- 55 Controlled reservoirs subject to relevant works on the commencement date
- PART 4 CONTROLLED RESERVOIRS: OTHER REQUIREMENTS
- 56 Incident reporting
- 57 Flood plans
- 58 Maintenance of records
- 59 Display of emergency response information
- 60 Offences under Part 4
- PART 5 DISPUTE REFERRAL
- 61 Referral to referee: directions in safety report or inspection report
- 62 Referral to referee: requirements in preliminary certificate or final certificate
- 63 Commissioning of referee
- 64 Powers of referee: referral under section 61(2)
- 65 Powers of referee: referral under section 62(1)
- 66 Procedure etc.
- PART 6 CIVIL ENFORCEMENT, EMERGENCY POWERS AND FURTHER OFFENCES
- Enforcement of commissioning of engineers
- 67 Enforcement notice: commissioning of engineers
- 68 Offence: failure to comply with notice under section 67(2)
- 69 Commissioning of engineer by Department
- 70 Commissioning by the Department: engineers' reports, certificates, recommendations etc.
- Enforcement of taking of safety measures
- 71 Enforcement notice: safety measures
- 72 Offence: failure to comply with notice under section 71(2)
- Department arranging taking of safety measures
- 73 Department's power to arrange taking of safety measures
- Conviction of certain offences involving safety matters: further remedies
- 74 Offence under section 39(1) or 53(1)(a): further remedies
- Department's powers in emergency
- 75 Emergency powers
- Recovery of costs under section 69, 71, 73 or 75: appeal
- 76 Recovery of costs under section 69, 71, 73 or 75: appeal
- Stop notices
- 77 Stop notices
- 78 Stop notices: content and procedure
- 79 Stop notices: compensation
- 80 Stop notices: enforcement
- Other civil enforcement measures
- 81 Enforcement undertakings
- 82 Regulations as to enforcement undertakings: further provision
- 83 Fixed monetary penalties
- 84 Fixed monetary penalties: procedure etc.
- 85 Fixed monetary penalties: criminal proceedings and conviction etc.
- 86 Variable monetary penalties
- 87 Variable monetary penalties: procedure etc.
- 88 Variable monetary penalties: criminal proceedings and conviction
- 89 Undertaking referred to in section 87(5): enforcement
- Miscellaneous
- 90 Consultation in relation to regulations under sections 77(1), 81(1), 83(1) and 86(1)
- 91 Recovery by the Department of certain costs
- 92 Publication of enforcement action
- Powers of entry
- 93 Powers of entry
- 94 Warrants authorising entry
- 95 Powers of entry: supplementary
- 96 Offence: preventing or obstructing entry
- 97 Compensation
- Reasonable facilities, information and assistance
- 98 Affording of reasonable facilities to engineers
- 99 Power of the Department to require information and assistance from reservoir managers
- 100 Offences: sections 98 and 99
- 101 Power to require information and assistance from others
- PART 7 PANELS OF RESERVOIR ENGINEERS
- 102 Panels of reservoir engineers
- 103 Appointment of members to panels: further provision
- 104 Removal of panel members
- 105 Dissolution or alteration of panels etc.
- 106 Review of decisions not to appoint, or to remove civil engineers from panels etc.
- 107 Consultation with Institution of Civil Engineers
- 108 Reimbursement of costs incurred by Institution of Civil Engineers
- PART 8 MISCELLANEOUS
- 109 Power of Water Appeals Commission to award costs in an appeal
- 110 Orders as to costs: supplementary
- 111 Fees in relation to appeals
- 112 Time limit for certain summary offences under Act
- 113 National security: further provision
- 114 Grants
- 115 Assessment of engineers' reports etc.
- 116 Publication of information as regards ranges of costs of engineers' services
- 117 Notice to the Department of revocation of commissioning, or resignation, of engineer
- 118 Form and content of notices, reports, certificates etc.
- 119 Electronic serving or giving of notices or other documents
- 120 Change to the Institution of Civil Engineers
- 121 Civil liability
- PART 9 GENERAL
- 122 Application to the Crown
- 123 Enforcement in relation to the Crown
- 124 Service or giving of notices or other documents: the Crown
- 125 Offences by bodies corporate and partnerships
- 126 Supplementary, incidental, consequential etc. provision
- 127 Orders and regulations
- 128 Definitions
- 129 Minor and consequential amendments and repeals
- 130 Commencement
- 131 Duty to report on operation of this Act
- 132 Short title
- SCHEDULES
- SCHEDULE 1 PRE-COMMENCEMENT INSPECTION REPORTS: REVIEW OF DECISION UNDER SECTION 33(2)
- SCHEDULE 2 INDEX OF DEFINED EXPRESSIONS
- SCHEDULE 3 MINOR AND CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS
- The Water and Sewerage Services (Northern Ireland) Order 2006 (NI 21)
- SCHEDULE 4 REPEALS
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