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All reference to 'Parts' and 'sections' are from the Reservoirs Act (Northern Ireland) 2015. For other versions of these Explanatory Notes, see More Resources.
Part 1 – Controlled Reservoirs, Registration and Reservoir Designation
Section 2 – Structure or area which is to be treated as a controlled reservoir
Section 3 – Matters to be taken into account under section 2(3)
Section 10 – Reservoir managers’ duty to register with the Department
Section 11 – Structures or areas which are controlled reservoirs on the relevant date
Section 12 – Structures or areas which become controlled reservoirs after the relevant date.
Section 13 – Structures or areas which are the subject of regulations under section 2(3)
Section 18 – Periodic re-assessment of reservoir designations
Section 20 - Review by Department of its decision under section 17 or 18
Section 21 - Appeal against Department’s decision in review under section 20
Section 22 – Matters to be taken into account under section 17(3), 18(2), 20(3)(b)(ii) and 21(5)(a)
Part 2 – Requirements for high consequence and medium consequence reservoirs
Supervision by supervising engineer
Section 25 - Supervision requirements and commissioning of supervising engineer etc
Section 27 - Regulations as to visits by supervising engineers
Section 28 - Visual inspection directed under section 26(4)(a)
Section 29 – Nominated representative under section 26(7)(a): further provision
Section 31 – Inspection timing: reservoir subject to pre-commencement inspection report
Section 37 – Recording of water levels etc. and record keeping
Section 38 – Offences: supervision, inspection, record keeping.
Part 3 – Construction or alteration of controlled reservoirs
Section 43 – Notice to Department and commission of construction engineer
Section 44 – Supervision of relevant works and reservoir safety by construction engineer
Section 51 – Termination of supervision by construction engineer
Section 55 – Controlled reservoirs subject to relevant works on the commencement date
Part 6 – Civil enforcement, emergency powers and further offences
Section 68 – Offence: failure to comply with notice under section 67(2)
Section 70 – Commissioning by the Department: engineers’ reports, certificates, recommendations etc.
Section 72 – Failure to comply with notice under section 71(2)
Section 73 – Department’s power to arrange taking of safety measures
Section 74 – Offence under section 39(1) or 53(1): further remedies
Section 76 – Recovery of costs under section 69, 71, 73 or 75: appeal
Section 82 – Regulations as to enforcement undertakings: further provision
Section 85 – Fixed monetary penalties: criminal proceedings and conviction etc.
Section 88 – Variable monetary penalties: criminal proceedings and conviction
Section 89 – Undertakings referred to in section 87(5): enforcement
Section 90 – Consultation in relation to regulations under section 77(1), 81(1), 83(1) and 86(1)
Section 98 – Affording of reasonable facilities to engineers
Section 99 – Power of the Department to require information and assistance from reservoir managers
Section 101 – Power to require information and assistance from others
Part 7 – Panels of Reservoir Engineers
Section 103 – Appointment of members to panels: further provision
Section 106 – Review of decisions not to appoint, or to remove, civil engineers from panels etc.
Section 107 – Consultation with Institution of Civil Engineers
Section 108 – Reimbursement of costs incurred by Institution of Civil Engineers
Section 109 – Power of Water Appeals Commission to award costs in an appeal
Section 112 – Time limit for certain summary offences under Act
Section 116 – Publication of information as regards ranges of costs of engineers’ services
Section 117 – Notice to the Department of revocation of commissioning, or resignation, of engineer
Section 118 – Form and content of notices, reports, certificates etc
Section 119 – Electronic serving or giving of notices or other documents
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