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Part 1 SReservoirs

Chapter 9SCivil enforcement, emergency powers and further offences

MiscellaneousS

99Offences: sections 97 and 98S

(1)A reservoir manager of a controlled reservoir who fails, without reasonable excuse, to comply with any of the following requirements commits an offence—

(a)the requirements of section 97 (affording of reasonable facilities to engineers),

(b)the requirements of section 98 (provision of information and assistance to SEPA).

(2)A reservoir manager of a controlled reservoir who intentionally alters, suppresses or destroys a document which the person has been required by virtue of either of those sections to produce commits an offence.

(3)A reservoir manager guilty of an offence under subsection (1) or (2)—

(a)in relation to a controlled reservoir which is, at the time the offence is committed, a high-risk reservoir is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale,

(b)in relation to any other controlled reservoir is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 4 on the standard scale.

Commencement Information

I1S. 99(1)(a) in force at 1.4.2016 by S.S.I. 2016/42, art. 2, Sch. (with art. 3)

I2S. 99(1)(b)(2)(3) in force at 1.4.2015 by S.S.I. 2015/63, art. 2, Sch.