The Private and Public Water Supplies (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) Regulations 2015

PART 2 S Amendment of Private Water Supplies (Scotland) Regulations 2006

Amendment of regulation 2 S

3.  In regulation 2(1) (interpretation) of the 2006 Regulations, after the definition of “state” insert—

““total indicative dose” means the committed effective dose for one year of ingestion resulting from all radionuclides whose presence has been detected in a supply of water intended for human consumption purposes, of natural and artificial origin, but excluding tritium, potassium-40, radon and short-lived radon decay products;”.

Insertion of regulation 5B S

4.  After regulation 5A (duty of relevant person in relation to disinfection) M1 of the 2006 Regulations insert—

“Application and introduction of substances and products

5B.   Where a relevant person, in the preparation or distribution of a private water supply for human consumption purposes, applies any substance or product to, or introduces any substance or product into, the water which is to be supplied for those purposes, the person must take all measures necessary to ensure that, in doing so, the water supplied does not, at its point of use, contain the substance or product, or any impurity associated with the substance or product, at a concentration or value which would make the water unwholesome.”.

Marginal Citations

M1 Regulation 5A was inserted by S.S.I. 2010/95.

Amendment of regulation 21 S

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Textual Amendments

F1 Regs. 5-7 revoked (27.10.2017) by The Water Intended for Human Consumption (Private Supplies) (Scotland) Regulations 2017 (S.S.I. 2017/282), reg. 1(1), sch. 10 para. 4(c) (with reg. 2)

Amendment of regulation 22 S

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Textual Amendments

F1 Regs. 5-7 revoked (27.10.2017) by The Water Intended for Human Consumption (Private Supplies) (Scotland) Regulations 2017 (S.S.I. 2017/282), reg. 1(1), sch. 10 para. 4(c) (with reg. 2)

Amendment of regulation 24 S

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Textual Amendments

F1 Regs. 5-7 revoked (27.10.2017) by The Water Intended for Human Consumption (Private Supplies) (Scotland) Regulations 2017 (S.S.I. 2017/282), reg. 1(1), sch. 10 para. 4(c) (with reg. 2)

Amendment of Schedule 1 S

8.  In Schedule 1 (prescribed concentrations and values) to the 2006 Regulations—

(a) in Part II (national requirements) of Table B (chemical parameters), omit the entries for—

(i) item 3 (hydrogen ion);

(ii) item 6 (odour); and

(iii) item 9 (taste);

(b) in Table C (indicator parameters)—

(i) in the heading for column (3), after “maximum” insert “ unless otherwise stated ”;

(ii) after the entry for item 5 (colony count) insert—

“5A.

Colour

Acceptable to consumers and no abnormal change”;

(iii) after the entry for item 6 (conductivity) insert—

“6A.	Hydrogen ion	9.5 6.5 (minimum)	pH value
6B.	Odour	Acceptable to consumers and no abnormal change
6C.	Radon (for radioactivity)(ii)	100	Bq/l”;

(iv) after the entry for item 7 (sulphate) insert—

“7A.

Taste

Acceptable to consumers and no abnormal change”;

(v) after the entry for item 10 (tritium) insert—

“10A.

Turbidity

Acceptable to consumers and no abnormal change”;

(vi) in the entry for item 8 (total indicative dose), omit “(ii)” and “/year”; and

(vii) in the entry for item 10 (tritium), after “(for radioactivity)” insert “ (iii) ”; and

(c) in the notes to Table C, for note (ii) substitute—

“(ii) Remedial action is to be deemed justified on radiological protection grounds, without further consideration, where radon concentrations exceed 1,000 Bq/l.

(iii) If the concentration of tritium exceeds this value, an analysis of the presence of other artificial radionuclides must be also carried out by Scottish Water.”.

Amendment of Schedule 2 S

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Textual Amendments

F2 Regs. 9-12 revoked (27.10.2017) by The Water Intended for Human Consumption (Private Supplies) (Scotland) Regulations 2017 (S.S.I. 2017/282), reg. 1(1), sch. 10 para. 4(c) (with reg. 2)

Insertion of Schedule 2A S

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Textual Amendments

F2 Regs. 9-12 revoked (27.10.2017) by The Water Intended for Human Consumption (Private Supplies) (Scotland) Regulations 2017 (S.S.I. 2017/282), reg. 1(1), sch. 10 para. 4(c) (with reg. 2)

Amendment of Schedule 3 S

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Textual Amendments

F2 Regs. 9-12 revoked (27.10.2017) by The Water Intended for Human Consumption (Private Supplies) (Scotland) Regulations 2017 (S.S.I. 2017/282), reg. 1(1), sch. 10 para. 4(c) (with reg. 2)

Insertion of Schedule 5A S

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Textual Amendments

F2 Regs. 9-12 revoked (27.10.2017) by The Water Intended for Human Consumption (Private Supplies) (Scotland) Regulations 2017 (S.S.I. 2017/282), reg. 1(1), sch. 10 para. 4(c) (with reg. 2)