The Private Water Supplies (Scotland) Regulations 2006

Monitoring duties and powers

21.—(1) Subject to regulation 26, for the purpose of determining whether a Type A supply satisfies the provisions of Part IV or, if a departure has been authorised under Part V in relation to a Type A supply, those provisions as read with the terms of that authorisation, a monitoring local authority shall take or cause to be taken, and analyse or cause to be analysed, from any Type A supply located within its area, not less than the number of samples of water specified in, or in accordance with, the provisions of this Part.

(2) Except in a case to which paragraph (3) applies, the parameters listed in Tables A to C in Schedule 1 shall be subject—

(a) as regards a parameter listed in column (2) of Table A in Schedule 2, to check monitoring; and

(b) as regards a parameter listed in column (2) of Table B in Schedule 2, to audit monitoring.

(3) Where the distribution of water—

(a) is by tanker; or

(b) is, or is likely to be, an intermittent short term supply,

samples of water from each tanker or intermittent short term supply from which water is distributed shall be taken 48 hours after the commencement of the distribution from that tanker or supply and every 48 hours thereafter until the distribution is discontinued.