PART 1GENERAL
Supply zones4
1
The Drinking Water Quality Regulator for Scotland may define areas that are to be supply zones for the purposes of these Regulations.
2
Where an area is defined as a supply zone under paragraph (1) or redefined under paragraph (3)—
a
the Drinking Water Quality Regulator for Scotland must, by notice to each relevant enforcing authority, identify—
i
the area defined or redefined as a supply zone; and
ii
each supply of water within the supply zone which comes from one or more sources and in relation to which water quality is considered to be approximately uniform; and
b
each relevant enforcing authority must treat the area as a supply zone.
3
The Drinking Water Quality Regulator for Scotland may redefine the area of a supply zone.
4
The Drinking Water Quality Regulator for Scotland may, by further notice to an enforcing authority, modify a notice given to the enforcing authority under paragraph (2).
5
In paragraph (2), “relevant enforcing authority” means, in relation to a supply zone defined under paragraph (1) or, as the case may be, redefined under paragraph (3), an enforcing authority for an area containing any part of (either or both)—
a
the supply zone; or
b
a supply of water which comes from one or more sources within the supply zone.