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The Public Water Supplies (Scotland) Regulations 2014
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- 2014 No. 364
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Notification of health risk eventsS
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38.—(1) Except in so far as paragraph (2) applies, as soon as reasonably practicable after the occurrence of a health risk event, Scottish Water must notify the occurrence of the event to—
(a)the Drinking Water Quality Regulator for Scotland;
(b)each health board for the area in which the event occurs;
(c)[F1Public Health Scotland] ;
(d)each local authority for the area in which the event occurs; and
(e)the Scottish Ministers.
(2) Paragraph (1) does not apply in so far as the occurrence of a health risk event has already been notified to any such person, body or office-holder by virtue of the provisions in Part 6.
(3) A local authority or a health board that has received a notification under paragraph (1) may require Scottish Water to provide that local authority or, as the case may be, that health board with such information relating to the event and its consequences as they may reasonably require.
(4) In paragraphs (1) and (2), “health risk event” means an event which, by reason of its effect or likely effect on the water supplied by Scottish Water, gives rise or is likely to give rise to a significant risk to the health of persons residing in the area of a local authority or health board.
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F1Words in reg. 38(1)(c) substituted (1.4.2020) by The Public Health Scotland Order 2019 (S.S.I. 2019/336), art. 1(3)(b), sch. 2 para. 12(2) (with art. 4(4)(5))
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