Explanatory Notes

Reservoirs (Scotland) Act 2011

2011 asp 9

12 April 2011

The Act – Section by Section

Part 1 – Reservoirs

Chapter 5 – Construction Or Alteration of Controlled Reservoirs
Section 41 – Termination of supervision by construction engineer

67.This section makes it clear that the obligation of a reservoir manager to appoint a construction engineer in respect of relevant works to a controlled reservoir comes to an end when the engineer gives a copy of the final certificate to SEPA in accordance with Section 39(9). This step marks the normal end-point for the involvement of a construction engineer in relation to the relevant works.