The Natural Mineral Water, Spring Water and Bottled Drinking Water (Scotland) Regulations 2007

PART 4Bottled drinking water

Bottling of drinking water

13.  No person shall cause any drinking water to be bottled unless it meets the requirements of Schedule 2.

Marking, labelling and advertising of bottled drinking water

14.  No person shall–

(a)cause any drinking water which is not natural mineral water to be bottled in a bottle marked or labelled with–

(i)any designation, proprietary name, trade mark, brand name, illustration or other sign, whether emblematic or not, the use of which is liable to cause confusion of the water with a natural mineral water; or

(ii)the description “mineral water”; or

(b)cause any bottled drinking water which is not natural mineral water to be advertised under–

(i)any designation, proprietary name, trade mark, brand name, illustration or other sign, whether emblematic or not, the use of which is liable to cause confusion of the water with a natural mineral water; or

(ii)the description “mineral water”.

Sale of bottled drinking water

15.  No person shall sell any bottled drinking water–

(a)which has been bottled other than as specified in regulation 13;

(b)which has been marked or labelled other than as specified in regulation 14.