The Controlled Waters (Lakes and Ponds) Order 1989

• Citation: S.I. 1989/1149
• Sections: 2

Section 1 Citation and commencement

This Order may be cited as the Controlled Waters (Lakes and Ponds) Order 1989 and shall come into force on 1st September 1989.

Section 2 Reservoirs to be treated as relevant lakes or ponds

(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 .