http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2011/9/section/51Reservoirs (Scotland) Act 2011An Act of the Scottish Parliament to make provision about the regulation of the construction, alteration and management of certain reservoirs, in particular in relation to the risk of flooding from such reservoirs, for the repeal and replacement of the Reservoirs Act 1975, about offences to facilitate the achievement of the environmental objectives set out in river basin management plans; and for connected purposes.texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2017-06-30Expert Participation2017-04-01 Part 1 ReservoirsChapter 6Other requirements: high-risk reservoirs and medium-risk reservoirsRecording of water levels <Abbreviation Expansion="et cetera" xml:lang="la">etc.</Abbreviation> and record keeping511The reservoir manager of a high-risk reservoir or medium-risk reservoir must maintain a record of the following matters in respect of the reservoir (“the recorded matters”) in accordance with this section—awater levels and depth of water in the reservoir, including the flow of water over any waste weir or overflow,bleakages,crepairs,dsettlements of walls or other works,esuch other matters as the Scottish Ministers by regulations specify.2The Scottish Ministers may by regulations make provision as to—athe form of the record to be maintained,bthe information to be included in relation to the recorded matters.3A construction engineer, an inspecting engineer or a supervising engineer appointed in relation to the reservoir may give directions to the reservoir manager as to—athe manner in which the information referred to in subsection (2)(b) is to be recorded,bthe intervals at which the record is to be updated.4The reservoir manager must comply with any directions under subsection (3).5The reservoir manager must install and maintain such instruments as may be necessary to provide the information to be recorded in relation to the recorded matters.6Sections 56 and 58 make further provision about records to be maintained by the reservoir managers of controlled reservoirs.S. 51(1)(e) in force at 1.1.2015 for specified purposes by S.S.I. 2014/348, art. 2, Sch.S. 51(2) in force at 1.1.2015 by S.S.I. 2014/348, art. 2, Sch.S. 51(1)(e) in force at 1.4.2016 in so far as not already in force by S.S.I. 2016/42, art. 2, Sch. (with art. 3)S. 51(1)(a)-(d) (3)-(6) in force at 1.4.2016 by S.S.I. 2016/42, art. 2, Sch. (with art. 3)
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