Reservoirs Act (Northern Ireland) 2015

Prospective

Supervision of relevant works and reservoir safety by construction engineerN.I.

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44—(1) The construction engineer must supervise the relevant works and the safety of the controlled reservoir in accordance with this section until a copy of the final certificate issued in respect of the works is given to the Department in accordance with section 49(8).

(2) The engineer must—

(a)inspect the reservoir,

(b)design any construction or alteration,

(c)give the reservoir manager a safety report prepared in accordance with section 45,

(d)give the reservoir manager such further safety reports prepared in accordance with that section as the engineer considers appropriate.

(3) A safety report—

(a)given under subsection (2)(c) must be given as soon as is reasonably practicable after the construction engineer is commissioned,

(b)given under subsection (2)(d) must be given as soon as is reasonably practicable after the construction engineer considers it appropriate to give the report.

(4) A construction engineer must, not later than 28 days after giving a safety report under this section, give the Department a copy of it.