Reservoirs Act (Northern Ireland) 2015

Reservoirs Act (Northern Ireland) 2015

2015 CHAPTER 8

Commentary on Sections

Part 2 – Requirements for high consequence and medium consequence reservoirs

Supervision by supervising engineer

Section 27 - Regulations as to visits by supervising engineers

This section allows the Department to make provision, by regulation, for a standard number and frequency of visits that must be made to a high or medium consequence reservoir by a supervising engineer. The regulations will provide for the frequency of visits to be different if the Department considers that a reservoir is of an acceptable standard. The regulations will also place a requirement on the Department to notify the reservoir manager of the number and frequency of visits required as well as providing the reservoir manager with a right of appeal to the Water Appeals Commission against the Department’s decision on whether a reservoir is of an acceptable standard and the standard number and frequency of visits to the reservoir.