(1)This section determines who is the reservoir manager of a controlled reservoir for the purposes of this Part.
(2)Scottish Water is the reservoir manager of a controlled reservoir which is managed or operated by it.
(3)The reservoir manager of a controlled reservoir for which Scottish Water is not the reservoir manager by virtue of subsection (2) is—
(a)any person who manages or operates the reservoir or any part of it (other than the owner of the reservoir or that part of it),
(b)the owner of any part of the reservoir for which no person is reservoir manager by virtue of paragraph (a).
(4)In this section—
(a)managing or operating a reservoir (without prejudice to the generality of that expression) includes controlling of the flow of water in or out of the reservoir, and
(b)a reference to managing or operating a reservoir is, in relation to a reservoir which is being constructed or restored to use (within the meaning of Chapter 5), to be read as referring to proposing to manage or operate the reservoir.