The Water Supply (Water Quality) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 1991

Part IV of the principal Regulations (monitoring of water supplies)

7.  In regulation 13 (frequency of sampling)–

(a) in paragraph (1), for the words “paragraphs (2) to (9)” there shall be substituted the words “paragraphs (2) to (10)”;

(b) in paragraph (3) for the words “paragraphs (1) and (2)” and “Table 1 or 2” there shall be substituted respectively the words “paragraph (4)” and “Table 1, 2 or 2A”;

(c) in paragraph (4) for the words “Table 1, 2 or 3” there shall be substituted the words “Table 1, 2, 2A or 3”;

(d) after paragraph (5), there shall be inserted the following paragraph:–

“(5A) Where, in accordance with paragraph (4), the number of samples to be taken in any year in respect of the conductivity or hydrogen ion parameters may be the reduced corresponding number, the number of samples to be taken in that year in respect of the qualitative odour and qualitative taste parameters may be similarly reduced.”;

(e) in paragraph (7)(b), after the words “consequence of” there shall be inserted the word “either” and after the words “works or otherwise)” there shall be inserted the words “or of any change in any other circumstances”; and

(f) after paragraph (9) there shall be inserted the following paragraph:–

“(10) Where the sampling frequency specified in relation to any parameter in Tables 1 to 6–

(a) is one per annum, not less than three months shall elapse between the taking of successive samples;

(b) is more than one per annum the samples shall be taken at regular intervals.”.