The West of Scotland Water Authority (Lochnaw) Ordinary Drought Order 2000

Citation and commencement

1.  This Order may be cited as the West of Scotland Water Authority (Lochnaw) Ordinary Drought Order 2000 and shall come into force on 11th September 2000.

Interpretation

2.  In this Order–

“the Act” means the Natural Heritage (Scotland) Act 1991;

“the Authority” means the West of Scotland Water Authority established under section 62 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994(1);

“day” means a period of 24 hours reckoned from midnight;

“deposited plan” means the plans, prepared in duplicate, docqueted and signed as relevant to this Order and marked “The West of Scotland Water Authority (Lochnaw) Ordinary Drought Order 2000, location plan” one copy of which is deposited in the office of the Scottish Executive, Victoria Quay, Edinburgh, and the other in the office of the Chief Executive of the Authority at 419 Balmore Road, Glasgow, G22 6NU;

“gauge” includes a gauge, weir or other apparatus for measuring the flow of water;

“intake” includes any work by which water is taken by the Authority for the purpose of the undertaking;

“the relevant period” means a period of six months beginning with the day on which this Order comes into force;

“undertaking” means the water undertaking for the time being of the Authority;

“works” means the works described in the Schedule to this Order and in the lines and situations and according to the levels shown on the deposited plan.

Works

3.  The Authority are hereby authorised to execute the works.

Water rights

4.  Subject to the provisions of this Order, during the relevant period, the Authority may, for the purposes of the undertaking, and by means of an intake (Work No. 1), take water from Lochnaw in the Rhinns of Galloway.

5.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2) below, the Authority may in any day take from the said Lochnaw a quantity of water not greater than 2880 cubic metres, at a rate not greater than 33.33 litres per second.

(2) No water shall be taken by the Authority from the said Lochnaw during any period when the water level, as measured by the gauge installed (Work No. 3), is more than one metre lower than the water level immediately before the Authority first takes water by virtue of this Order.

Supplemental provision

6.  For the duration of the relevant period, the Authority shall keep at the office of the Chief Executive a copy of this Order and a copy of the deposited plan.

MIKE NEILSON

A member of staff of the Scottish Ministers

Scottish Executive,

Victoria Quay,

Edinburgh

6th September 2000