EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order brings into force on 1st April 2015 the provisions of the Reservoirs (Scotland) Act 2011 (“the 2011 Act”) listed in the Schedule, for all purposes except where otherwise specified. In particular, it brings into force on that date a requirement for each reservoir which is, immediately before 1st April 2015, registered pursuant to section 2(2) of the Reservoirs Act 1975 to also be separately registered with SEPA as a controlled reservoir under the 2011 Act by 1st October 2015.