PART 14LOCAL AUTHORITY FUNCTIONS: PUBLIC WATER SUPPLIES
Local authority functions in relation to public water supplies
47.—(1) In performing its duty under section 76F(1) of the 1980 Act to keep informed about the wholesomeness and sufficiency of water supplies in its area, a local authority—
(a)must make such arrangements with Scottish Water as will secure that the local authority is notified as mentioned in regulation 38(1); and
(b)may, in relation to any supply by Scottish Water of water for domestic purposes or food production purposes to premises in the area of that local authority—
(i)take, or cause to be taken; and
(ii)analyse, or cause to be analysed,
by a person designated by the local authority in writing (or in electronic form), such samples of the water supplied to the premises as they may reasonably require pursuant to that duty.
(2) Regulation 15 applies to samples taken under paragraph (1) as it applies to samples taken for the purposes of Part 4, but with the following modifications—
(a)in paragraphs (1) and (4), for “Scottish Water” substitute “A local authority”; and
(b)in paragraph (2)(e), for “or Scottish Water” substitute “, Scottish Water or the local authority”.