Part VIIIINFORMATION PROVISIONS

Provision and acquisition of information etc.

203 Exchange of information with respect to pollution incidents etc.

(1)

It shall be the duty of the F1Agency to provide a water undertaker with all such information to which this section applies as is in the possession of the F1Agency and is reasonably requested by the undertaker for purposes connected with the carrying out of its functions.

(2)

It shall be the duty of every water undertaker to provide the F1Agency with all such information to which this section applies as is in the possession of the undertaker and is reasonably requested by the F1Agency for purposes connected with the carrying out of any of its functions.

(3)

Information provided to a water undertaker or to the F1Agency under subsection (1) or (2) above shall be provided in such form and in such manner and at such times as the undertaker or, as the case may be, the F1Agency may reasonably require.

(4)

Information provided under subsection (1) or (2) above to a water undertaker or to the F1Agency shall be provided free of charge.

(5)

The duties of a water undertaker under subsection (2) above shall be enforceable under section 18 of the M1Water Industry Act 1991 by the Secretary of State.

(6)

This section applies to information—

(a)

about the quality of any controlled waters or of any other waters; or

(b)

about any incident in which any poisonous, noxious or polluting matter or any solid waste matter has entered any controlled waters or other waters.

(7)

In this section “controlled waters” has the same meaning as in Part III of this Act.