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Reservoirs Act 1975 (Capacity, Registration, Prescribed Forms, etc.) (England) Regulations 2013 (S.I. No. 1677 of 2013).

Country/Territory
United Kingdom
Territorial subdivision
England
Document type
Regulation
Date
2013
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Water
Keyword
Inland waters Waterworks Flood Data collection/reporting Registration Hazards
Geographical area
Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Atlantic, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe
Abstract

These Regulations concern the control of large artificial reservoirs in England. They provide, among other things, for: (a) the calculation of the capacity of a large raised reservoir; (b) registration of a large raised reservoir; (c) the making and content of reports under section 3(1) of the Reservoirs Act, 1975 by the Environment Agency to the Secretary of State; (d) the form of record to be kept for a high-risk reservoir; and (e) the making of reports by undertakers to the Agency in relation to incidents relating to the uncontrolled release of water from a large raised reservoir and emergency measures.

Full text
English
Website
www.opsi.gov.uk

References - Legislation

Implements

Reservoirs Act 1975 (Cap. 23).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 1975

Keyword: Inland waters, Waterworks, Flood, Inspection, Monitoring, Enforcement/compliance, Offences/penalties

Source: FAO, FAOLEX