The West of Scotland Water Authority (Eredine, Allt Garbh) Water Order 2000

Citation and commencement

1.  This Order may be cited as the West of Scotland Water Authority (Eredine, Allt Garbh) Water Order 2000 and shall come into force on 1st August 2000.

Interpretation

2.  In this Order–

“the Act” means the Water (Scotland) Act 1980;

“the Authority” means the West of Scotland Water Authority established under section 62 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994(1);

“day” means a period of 24 hours reckoned from midnight;

“deposited plan” means the plan, prepared in duplicate, docketed and signed as relative to this Order and marked “The West of Scotland Water Authority (Eredine, Allt Garbh) Water Order 2000, Plan of Catchment Area, Location Plan and Plan and Section of Works”, one copy of which is deposited at the Scottish Executive, Victoria Quay, Edinburgh, and the other at the office of the Chief Executive of the Authority at 419 Balmore Road, Glasgow, G22 6NU;

“intake” includes any work by which water is taken by the Authority for the purposes of the undertaking;

“undertaking” means the water undertaking for the time being of the Authority;

“works” means the works described in Schedule 1 to this Order, which the Authority, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by section 21 of the Act(2), and in the lines and situations and according to the general dimensions shown on the deposited plan, propose to construct and maintain for the purpose of providing a supply of water when they have acquired the necessary land or sufficient rights therein.

Incorporation and application of the provisions of Schedule 4 to the Act

3.  The provisions of section 10(3) of Schedule 4 to the Act(3), modified and adapted to read as set out in Schedule 2 to this Order, shall apply to the undertaking in so far as affected by the provisions of this Order, and the terms used in the provisions of that section, as so modified and adapted, which are defined in this Order, shall have the same meaning as in this Order.

Water rights

4.  Subject to the provisions of this Order, the Authority may, for the purposes of the undertaking, take water from the river known as the Allt Garbh, in the Argyll and Bute Council area, by means of the intake structure of the works.

5.—(1) During construction of the works, the Authority may take from the said Allt Garbh such water as they may require for such construction.

(2) After completion of the works, the Authority may take from the said Allt Garbh, in any day, a quantity of water not exceeding 33 cubic metres at a rate not exceeding 23 litres per minute.

6.  If the power to take water conferred by this Order has not been exercised by 1st August 2010 the said power shall cease.

Miscellaneous

7.  The Authority shall at all times after 1st February 2001 keep at the office of the Chief Executive of the Authority a copy of this Order and a copy of the deposited plan.

MIKE NEILSON

A member of the staff of the Scottish Ministers

Victoria Quay,

Edinburgh

14th July 2000