The Natural Mineral Water, Spring Water and Bottled Drinking Water (England) Regulations 2007

  1. Introductory Text

  2. PART 1 Introductory

    1. 1.Title, application and commencement

    2. 2.Interpretation

    3. 3.Exemptions

    4. 3A.Additional language

  3. PART 2 Natural mineral water

    1. 4.Recognition as natural mineral water

    2. 5.Exploitation of natural mineral water springs

    3. 6.Treatments and additions for natural mineral water

    4. 7.Bottling of natural mineral water

    5. 8.Marking, labelling and advertising of natural mineral water

    6. 9.Sale of natural mineral water

    7. 9A.Transitional provision: withdrawal from the EEA and the EU

  4. PART 3 Spring water

    1. 10.Bottling of spring water and exploitation of spring water springs

    2. 11.Marking, labelling and advertising of spring water

    3. 12.Sale of spring water

  5. PART 4 Bottled drinking water

    1. 13.Bottling of drinking water

    2. 14.Marking, labelling and advertising of bottled drinking water

    3. 15.Sale of bottled drinking water

  6. PART 5 Miscellaneous and supplemental

    1. 16.Enforcement

    2. 16A.Monitoring of water bottled and labelled as “spring water” and bottled drinking water

    3. 17.Arrangements for samples taken for analysis

    4. 18.Secondary analysis by the Government Chemist

    5. 19.Methods of analysis

    6. 20.Offences and penalties

    7. 21.Defences

    8. 22.Application of the Act

    9. 23.Revocation

  7. Signature

    1. SCHEDULE 1

      Conditions for treatment of natural mineral waters and spring waters with ozone–enriched air

      1. 1.Treatment of natural mineral waters and spring waters with ozone-enriched...

      2. 2.Treatment of natural mineral waters and spring waters with ozone–enriched...

      3. 3.A person seeking to have a treatment with ozone-enriched air...

      4. 4.The relevant authority shall assess the application and any information...

      5. 5.Where the relevant authority decides to authorise a treatment pursuant...

      6. 6.Where the relevant authority refuses to authorise a treatment pursuant...

      7. 7.Where a treatment has been authorised pursuant to paragraph 4,...

      8. 8.If the relevant authority is satisfied that the conditions specified...

      9. 9.Where the relevant authority has informed an operator under paragraph...

      10. 10.Upon receiving the application for review, the Secretary of State...

    2. SCHEDULE 1A

      CONDITIONS FOR TREATMENT OF NATURAL MINERAL WATER AND SPRING WATER WITH ACTIVATED ALUMINA TO REMOVE FLUORIDE

      1. 1.A person seeking to have authorised a treatment of natural...

      2. 2.The relevant authority shall assess the application and any information...

      3. 3.Where the relevant authority decides to authorise a treatment pursuant...

      4. 4.Where the relevant authority refuses to authorise a treatment pursuant...

      5. 5.Where a treatment has been authorised pursuant to paragraph 2,...

      6. 6.If the relevant authority is satisfied that the conditions specified...

      7. 7.Where the relevant authority has informed an applicant under paragraph...

      8. 8.Upon receiving the application for review, the Secretary of State...

      9. 9.In the case of such a direction, the relevant authority...

    3. SCHEDULE 2

      Requirements for water bottled and labelled as “spring water” and bottled drinking water

      1. PART 1 Requirements for water bottled and labelled as “spring water” and bottled drinking water

      2. PART 2 Parametric values for microbiological parameters

      3. PART 3 Parametric concentrations for chemical parameters

      4. PART 4 Parametric activity concentrations for radon and tritium and parametric value for indicative dose

    4. SCHEDULE 3

      Recognition of natural mineral waters

      1. PART 1 Natural mineral waters extracted from the ground in England

        1. 1.A person seeking to have water which is extracted from...

        2. 2.The particulars are— (a) those specified in paragraph 1 of...

        3. 3.In so far as particulars of any of the anions,...

        4. 4.Where such particulars have been so given, the relevant authority...

        5. 5.The relevant authority shall, on recognising a natural mineral water...

      2. PART 2 Natural mineral waters extracted from the ground in a Third Country

        1. 1.A person seeking to have a water which is extracted...

        2. 2.The particulars are— (a) those specified in paragraph 1 of...

        3. 3.In so far as particulars of any of the anions,...

        4. 4.The Secretary of State shall recognise such a water if...

        5. 5.Recognition of such water shall lapse after a period of...

        6. 6.The Secretary of State shall, on recognising water in accordance...

      3. PART 3 Requirements and criteria for recognition as a natural mineral water

        1. 1.Geological and hydrological surveys must include the following particulars—

        2. 2.Physical, chemical and physico-chemical surveys must establish—

        3. 3.Microbiological analysis at source must show— (a) the absence of...

        4. 4.(1) Subject to sub-paragraph (2), clinical and pharmacological analyses must...

    5. SCHEDULE 4

      Exploitation and bottling requirements for natural mineral water and spring water

      1. 1.Equipment for exploiting the water must be so installed as...

      2. 2.The spring or outlet must be protected against the risks...

      3. 3.The catchment, pipes and reservoirs must be of materials suitable...

      4. 4.The conditions of exploitation, particularly the washing and bottling equipment,...

      5. 5.(1) Subject to sub-paragraphs (2) and (3), water must not...

      6. 6.(1) The revivable total colony count of the water at...

      7. 7.(1) After bottling, the total colony count of the water...

      8. 8.Both at source and during its marketing, water shall be...

    6. SCHEDULE 5

      Particulars of anions, cations, non–ionised compounds and trace elements

    7. SCHEDULE 6

      Maximum limits for constituents of natural mineral waters

    8. SCHEDULE 7

      Performance characteristics for analysing the constituents in Schedule 6

    9. SCHEDULE 8

      Labelling indications for natural mineral water and criteria for use

    10. SCHEDULE 9

      PROPERTIES, ELEMENTS, SUBSTANCES AND ORGANISMS, NOT BEING PARAMETERS, WHOSE CONCENTRATION OR VALUE IN BOTTLED DRINKING WATER AND SPRING WATER MUST BE DETERMINED BY AUDIT MONITORING

    11. SCHEDULE 10

      PARAMETERS , PROPERTIES, ELEMENTS, SUBSTANCES AND ORGANISMS IN RELATION TO WHICH CHECK MONITORING MUST BE CARRIED OUT

    12. SCHEDULE 11

      MINIMUM FREQUENCIES FOR SAMPLING AND ANALYSIS OF SPRING WATER AND BOTTLED DRINKING WATER

    13. SCHEDULE 12

      Monitoring of water bottled and labelled as “spring water” and bottled drinking water

      1. PART 1 Interpretation

        1. 1.General

        2. 2.Delegated tasks

      2. PART 2 General

        1. 3.Application

        2. 4.Sampling: general

        3. 5.Sampling: non-radioactive substances

        4. 6.Monitoring: radioactive substances

        5. 7.Microbiological parameters

        6. 8.Chemical parameters

        7. 9.Radon

        8. 10.Tritium

        9. 11.Indicative dose

        10. 12.Indicator parameters

        11. 13.Other parameters

        12. 14.Delegation of tasks

        13. 15.Quality management practices

        14. 16.Validation and documentation

      3. PART 3 Minimum sampling and analyses frequencies for monitoring radioactive substances

      4. PART 4 Methods of analyses relating to specified microbiological parameters

      5. PART 5 Methods of analysis relating to chemical parameters

        1. SECTION 1 Methods of analysis

          1. 17.Method of analysis

          2. 18.Minimum performance characteristics

          3. 19.Minimum performance characteristics: individual pesticides

          4. 20.Alternative minimum performance characteristics

          5. 21.Uncertainty of measurement

        2. SECTION 2 Minimum performance characteristics for a method of analysis

        3. SECTION 3 Alternative minimum performance characteristics for a method of analysis that may be used until the end of 31st December 2019

      6. PART 6 Monitoring obligations relating to radon

        1. 22.Representative surveys

        2. 23.Monitoring obligation

        3. 24.Exemption

        4. 25.Analysis of sample

        5. 26.Action following the result of analysis

        6. 27.Taking of samples: reduced frequency

        7. 28.Treated bottled drinking water

      7. PART 7 Monitoring obligations relating to tritium

        1. 29.Monitoring obligation

        2. 30.Exemption

        3. 31.Analysis of sample

        4. 32.Action following the results of analysis

        5. 33.Taking of samples: reduced frequency

        6. 34.Treated bottled drinking water

      8. PART 8 Monitoring obligations relating to indicative dose

        1. SECTION 1 General

          1. 35.Monitoring obligation

          2. 36.Exemption

          3. 37.Screening

          4. 38.Screening by determining gross alpha activity

          5. 39.Screening by determining gross beta activity

          6. 40.Screening based on analysis relating to one radionuclide

          7. 41.Screening based on analysis relating to more than one radionuclide

          8. 42.Stopping or reducing the frequency of sampling: screening for indicative dose

          9. 43.Analysis of sample

          10. 44.Obligation to make an indicative dose determination

          11. 45.Determination relating to indicative dose

          12. 46.Action following the result of a paragraph 45 determination

          13. 47.Stopping or reducing the frequency of sampling: indicative dose

          14. 48.Treated bottled drinking water

        2. SECTION 2 Minimum levels of detection

        3. SECTION 3 Interpretation

          1. 49.Derived concentration

      9. PART 9 Monitoring obligations relating to indicator parameters

        1. SECTION 1 Parametric concentrations and values for indicator parameters

        2. SECTION 2 Monitoring obligations

          1. 50.Analysis of sample

          2. 51.Clostridium perfringens

          3. 52.Uncertainty of measurement

        3. SECTION 3 Method of analysis

          1. 53.Method of analysis

          2. 54.Minimum performance characteristics

          3. 55.Alternative minimum performance characteristics

        4. SECTION 4 Minimum performance characteristics for a method of analysis

        5. SECTION 5 Alternative minimum performance characteristics for a method of analysis that may be used until the end of 31st December 2019

      10. PART 10 Delegation of tasks by a food authority

        1. SECTION 1 Delegation of tasks

          1. 56.Delegation

        2. SECTION 2 Tasks that may be delegated

      11. PART 11 Remedial action

        1. 57.Remedial action

    14. SCHEDULE 13

      Application and modification of provisions of the Act

  9. Explanatory Note