Policies and Standards

  • Name:
    The Public Water Supplies (Scotland) Regulations 2014
  • Issuing organisation:
    Scotland
  • Geographical Scope:
    Scotland
  • Type:
    Legilative
  • Water management focus:
    management and monitoring of drinking waters water quality
  • Description:
    These Regulations/standards aim to protect human health from the adverse effects of any contamination of water supplied by Scottish Water for human consumption purposes by ensuring that it is wholesome. In so far as they apply to water supplied by Scottish Water for human consumption purposes, they also apply the measures necessary to deliver the requirements of EU Council Directive 98/83/EC on the quality of water intended for human consumption
  • Status:
    Effective
  • Effect Date:
    2014
  • Resource:
    https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2014/364/note/made