PART 3 SAmendment of Public Water Supplies (Scotland) Regulations 2014

Amendment of regulation 6 S

14.  In regulation 6 (monitoring: general provisions) of the 2014 Regulations—

(a) in paragraph (3), for “paragraph (4)” substitute “ paragraphs (4) and (6A) ”;

(b) in paragraph (6)—

(i) at the end of sub-paragraph (b) insert “ and ”; and

(ii) omit sub-paragraphs (d) and (e);

(c) after paragraph (6) insert—

“(6A) Scottish Water must ensure—

(a) that audit monitoring for—

(i) indicative dose (item 14) in Table C;

(ii) radon (item 14A) in Table C; and

(iii) tritium (item 15) in Table C,

is carried out in accordance with Schedule 2A and that the measured values obtained are representative of the quality of the water consumed throughout the year; and

(b) that, for indicative dose (item 14) in Table C—

(i) the method used for monitoring compliance (including screening);

(ii) the method used for calculating the indicative dose; and

(iii) the method of analysis used (including its performance characteristics),

are each in accordance with the relevant requirements of Schedule 3A.”;

(d) in paragraph (7)—

(i) after “(item 14)” insert “ , radon (item 14A) ”;

(ii) at the end of sub-paragraph (a), omit “or”; and

(iii) after sub-paragraph (a), insert—

“(aa) in the case of radon, contains level of radon that are, in the opinion of the Scottish Ministers, significantly below the prescribed concentration or value for that parameter; or”;

(e) in paragraph (8)(b)—

(i) after “in relation to” insert “ radon or ”; and

(ii) after “levels of” insert “ radon or, as the case may be, ”; and

(f) omit paragraph (9).