Statutory Instruments
WATER, ENGLAND AND WALES
Made
6th July 1989
Laid before Parliament
7th July 1989
Coming into force
1st September 1989
The Secretary of State for the Environment, as respects England, and the Secretary of State for Wales, as respects Wales, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by section 103(5)(b) of the Water Act 1989(1) hereby make the following Order:
1. This Order may be cited as the Controlled Waters (Lakes and Ponds) Order 1989 and shall come into force on 1st September 1989.
2.—(1) A reservoir to which this article applies shall be treated for the purposes of Chapter I of Part III of the Water Act 1989 (control of pollution) as a relevant lake or pond.
(2) This article applies to a reservoir–
(a)which does not discharge into a relevant river or watercourse or into a relevant lake or pond; and
(b)which does not contain water treated with a view to complying with regulation 23 of the Water Supply (Water Quality) Regulations 1989(2).
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State.
Michael Howard
Minister for Water and Planning,
Department of the Environment
6th July 1989
Peter Walker
Secretary of State for Wales
6th July 1989
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
Chapter I of Part III of the Water Act 1989 (control of pollution) applies to waters of various classes including waters of certain reservoirs. This Order defines as waters to which Chapter I applies other reservoirs except those which contain water that has been treated with a view to complying with regulation 23 of the Water Supply (Water Quality) Regulations 1989 (S.I. 1989/1147).
S.I. 1989/1147.