
1 
This order may be cited as the Reservoirs Act 1975 (Commencement No. 3) Order 1986.
2 

(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the provisions of the Reservoirs Act 1975 specified in Schedule 1 to this order shall come into force on 1st April 1986, except in Greater London and the metropolitan counties, and the provisions of that Act specified in Schedule 2 shall come into force on that date in Greater London and the metropolitan counties.
(2) The provisions specified in the Schedules shall apply to any reservoir situated partly in Greater London, or partly in one or more metropolitan countries, as if it were wholly situated in the adjacent non-metropolitan county or counties in which it is also partly situated.
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Article 2(3) (i) of the Reservoirs Act 1975 (Commencement No. 2) Order 1985 is hereby revoked.
SCHEDULE 1


Provisions of the Act Subject matter of Provisions
Section 6 Construction or enlargement of reservoirs
Section 7 Certificates of construction engineers
Section 8 Powers of enforcement authority in event of non-compliance with requirements as to construction or enlargement of reservoirs
Section 9 Re-use of abandoned reservoirs
Section 10 Periodical inspection of large raised reservoirs
Section 12 Supervision of large raised reservoirs
Section 13 Discontinuance of large raised reservoirs
Section 14 Abandonment of large raised reservoirs
Section 15(1), (2), (3), (4) so far as it is not already in force and (5) Reserve powers of enforcement authority
Section 17(1) (b) to (d) and (3) Powers of entry
Section 19 Reference of disputed recommendations to referee
Section 20 General provisions as to reports, certificates etc. of engineers
Section 21(1) to (4), and (5) and (6) so far as they are not already in force (a) , Duty of undertakers to furnish information
Section 22, so far as it is not already in force  Criminal liability of undertakers and their employees
Section 23 Continuity with Reservoirs (Safety Provisions) Act 1930
Section 25 Reservoirs in course of construction or alteration, or newly constructed or altered at commencement of the Act
Section 26 Reservoirs constructed before commencement of Reservoirs (Safety Provisions) Act 1930
Section 27 Large raised reservoirs not within Reservoirs (Safety Provisions) Act 1930
Section 28 Repeal of Reservoirs (Safety Provisions) Act 1930
Schedule 2 Liability for damage and injury
SCHEDULE 2


Provisions of the Act Subject matter of Provisions
Section 2 Registration of large raised reservoirs, and enforcement of Act, by local authorities
Section 3 Reports by local authorities to, and supervisory powers of, Secretary of State
Section 11 Recording of water levels etc.
Section 15(4) so far as it is applied by section 16(5) Service of notices by enforcement authorities
Section 16 Emergency powers
Section 17 except (1)(b) to (d) and (3) Powers of entry
Section 18 Compensation to third parties for damage or disturbance
Section 21(5) and (6) so far as they relate to the provision of information to a person appointed under section 16(3) Duty of undertakers to furnish information
Section 22 so far as it relates to provisions of the Act already in force or brought into force in Greater London and the metropolitan counties by this order. Criminal liability of undertakers and their employees
Section 24 Notification to local authorities of existing reservoirs
Kenneth Baker
Secretary of State for the Environment
7th March 1986Signed by authority of the Secretary of State
Mark Robinson
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Welsh Office
10th March 1986Signed by authority of the Secretary of State
J. Allan Stewart
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Scottish Office
10th March 1986