Water Resources (Scotland) Act 2013

40 Content of order

(1) A water shortage order may contain such provision as the Scottish Ministers consider necessary or expedient to abate—

(a) a serious deficiency of water supplies in an area, or

(b) a threat of a serious deficiency of water supplies in an area.

(2) In particular, a water shortage order may—

(a) permit Scottish Water to—

(i) abstract water from any source specified in the order,

(ii) discharge water to any place specified in the order,

(iii) carry out and maintain works on any premises specified in the order for any purpose specified in the order,

(b) impose conditions or restrictions on any abstraction or discharge of water so permitted,

(c) relax any requirement, restriction or obligation regarding the quantity, quality, pressure, filtration or treatment of water to which Scottish Water is subject in relation to the supply of water,

(d) restrict or prohibit the abstraction of water by any person from any source specified in the order,

(e) impose one or more water saving measures in relation to—

(i) persons of such descriptions as are specified in the order,

(ii) premises of such categories as are so specified,

(iii) other property of such types as are so specified,

(iv) such purposes or circumstances as are so specified.

(3) A water shortage order may include—

(a) provision by way of exceptions or exemptions,

(b) different provision for different purposes in any respects.

(4) An emergency water shortage order (but not an ordinary water shortage order) may permit Scottish Water to supply water by means other than through pipes.