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.