Water Environment and Water Services (Scotland) Act 2003

6Bodies of water used for the abstraction of drinking waterS

(1)The Scottish Ministers must by order identify any bodies of water within each river basin district which—

(a)are used for the abstraction of water intended for human consumption and either—

(i)provide more than 10 cubic metres of such water per day, or

(ii)serve more than 50 persons, or

(b)are intended to be used as mentioned in paragraph (a).

(2)An order under subsection (1) may identify the bodies of water by reference to a map prepared for the purposes of the order and laid before the Parliament.

(3)The Scottish Ministers must send to SEPA a copy of—

(a)an order made under subsection (1), and

(b)any map prepared in pursuance of subsection (2).