Scottish Statutory Instruments

2016 No. 42 (C. 7)

Flood Risk Management

Water Supply

The Reservoirs (Scotland) Act 2011 (Commencement No. 5 and Transitional Provision) Order 2016

Made

26th January 2016

Laid before the Scottish Parliament

28th January 2016

Coming into force

1st April 2016

The Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 114(2)(a) and 116(1) of the Reservoirs (Scotland) Act 2011(1) and all other powers enabling them to do so.

Citation, commencement and interpretation

1.-(1) This Order may be cited as the Reservoirs (Scotland) Act 2011 (Commencement No. 5 and Transitional Provision) Order 2016 and comes into force on 1st April 2016.

(2) In this Order, "the Act" means the Reservoirs (Scotland) Act 2011.

Appointed day

2.-(1) Subject to paragraph (2), 1st April 2016 is the day appointed for the coming into force of the provisions of the Act specified in column (1) of the table in the Schedule (the subject matter of which is specified in column (2) of that table).

(2) Where a purpose is specified in column (3) of that table in relation to any provision specified in column (1), that provision comes into force on 1st April 2016 only for that purpose.

Transitional provision

3.-(1) Until section 12 of the Act (controlled reservoirs not required to be registered under the 1975 Act) has effect for all purposes, references to "10,000 cubic metres" in sections 1(2) and (3)(b), 32(3) and (5), 35(2)(b) and 39(3)(b) of the Act are, for the purposes of the following enactments, to be treated as references to "25,000 cubic metres"-

(a)Part 1 of the Act; and

(b)any provision made by regulations or by order under that Part of the Act.

(2) Paragraph (1) does not apply in so far as it might otherwise modify-

(a)section 12 of the Act; or

(b)any power conferred by the Act to give directions or to make regulations or orders.

AILEEN MCLEOD

Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers

St Andrew's House,

Edinburgh

26th January 2016

Article 2

SCHEDULEProvisions coming into force on 1st April 2016

Column (1) Provisions of the Act	Column (2) Subject matter	Column (3) Purpose
Section 5(1)	Duty of multiple reservoir managers to co-operate	In so far as not already in force.
Section 8	The 1975 Act and its repeal
Section 10(1)	Reservoir managers' duty to register with SEPA	In so far as not already in force.
Section 13	Structures or areas which become controlled reservoirs after the relevant date	In so far as not already in force.
Section 15(1) to (3)	Registration: supplementary	In so far as not already in force.
Section 16(1) and (3) to (5)	Transfer of information from existing relevant authorities
Section 26(2)	High-risk reservoirs, medium-risk reservoirs and low-risk reservoirs: further provision
Section 32	Application of Chapter 5	In so far as not already in force.
Section 33	Notice to SEPA and appointment of construction engineer
Section 34	Inspection, reports, supervision of works etc. by construction engineer
Section 35	Safety reports	In so far as not already in force.
Section 36	Safety reports: compliance
Section 37	Preliminary certificates
Section 38	Construction certificates	In so far as not already in force.
Section 39	Final certificates
Section 40	Preliminary and final certificates: compliance
Section 41	Termination of supervision by construction engineer
Section 42	Offences: construction or alteration
Section 43	Defences: offences under section 42(1)(d) or (e)
Section 44(1), (2) and (6)	Controlled reservoirs subject to relevant works on commencement
Section 45	Appointment of inspecting engineer etc.
Section 46	Inspections: timing
Section 47	Inspections: duties of inspecting engineers etc.
Section 48	Inspection reports: compliance
Section 49	Appointment of supervising engineers etc.
Section 50	Supervising engineer and monitoring of reservoir
Section 51	Recording of water levels etc. and record keeping	In so far as not already in force.
Section 52	Offences: inspection, supervision, record keeping
Section 53	Defences: offence under section 52(1)(c)
Section 56	Maintenance of records	In so far as not already in force.
Section 57(4) to (6)	Display of emergency response information: directions
Section 58	Offences: record keeping, display of emergency response information	For all purposes, except in so far as section 58 applies in relation to the requirements of section 57(1) of the Act.
Section 59	Referral to referee: directions in safety report or inspection report
Section 60	Referral to referee: requirements in preliminary certificate or final certificate
Section 61	Appointment of referee
Section 62	Powers of referee: referral under section 59(2)
Section 63	Powers of referee: referral under section 60(1)
Section 64(2)	Procedure: expenses
Section 65	Enforcement notice: appointment of engineer
Section 66	Offence: failure to comply with notice under section 65(2)
Section 67	Appointment of engineer by SEPA
Section 68	Appointment by SEPA: engineers' reports, certificates, recommendations etc.
Section 69(1) to (6)	Enforcement notice: safety and other measures
Section 70	Offence: failure to comply with notice under section 69(2)
Section 71	SEPA's power to arrange taking of safety and other measures
Section 72	Offences under sections 42(1)(d) and 52(1)(c): further remedies
Section 77	Emergency powers
Section 89	Guidance: appeals	In so far as not already in force.
Section 91	Powers of entry	In so far as not already in force.
Section 93(1)	Powers of entry: supplementary
Section 95(4)	Compensation
Section 97	Affording of reasonable facilities to engineers
Section 98(2)	Power of SEPA to require information and assistance	In so far as not already in force.
Section 99(1)	Offences: section 97	In so far as not already in force.
Section 101	Grants
Section 103	Notice to SEPA of revocation of appointment or resignation of engineer
Section 112(1) to (4)	Consequential amendment and repeals

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order brings into force on 1st April 2016 the provisions of the Reservoirs (Scotland) Act 2011 ("the Act") listed in the Schedule, for all purposes except where otherwise specified.

Article 3 has the effect of modifying Part 1 of the Act so that, for a transitional period, it applies only in relation to reservoirs which are capable of holding 25,000 cubic meters or more of water.

Sections 1, 2, 3, 7 and 114 to 116 of the Act came into force on 13th April 2011 in accordance with section 2 of the Interpretation and Legislative Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 10).

NOTE AS TO EARLIER COMMENCEMENT ORDERS