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This Order may be cited as the Controlled Waters (Lakes and Ponds) Order 1989 and shall come into force on 1st September 1989.
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(1) A reservoir to which this article applies shall be treated for the purposes of Chapter I of Part III of the Water Act 1989 (control of pollution) as a relevant lake or pond.
(2) This article applies to a reservoir–
(a) which does not discharge into a relevant river or watercourse or into a relevant lake or pond; and
(b) which does not contain water treated with a view to complying with regulation 23 of the Water Supply (Water Quality) Regulations 1989.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State.
Michael Howard
Minister for Water and Planning,
Department of the Environment
6th July 1989Peter Walker
Secretary of State for Wales
6th July 1989