FLUORIDATION OF PUBLIC WATER SUPPLIES ACT 1957 - SECT 6A Directions

FLUORIDATION OF PUBLIC WATER SUPPLIES ACT 1957 - SECT 6A

6A Directions

(1) The Secretary may, by notification published in the Gazette, direct a water supply authority to add fluorine to a public water supply.

(2) A direction may be given only if the water supply authority has referred the question of fluoridating the public water supply to the Secretary for consideration and the Secretary has received the advice of the Committee as regards the question.

(2A) Subsection (2) does not apply in relation to a direction given to a registered operator within the meaning of the Water Industry Competition Act 2006 .

(3) A direction is subject to--

(a) a term requiring the water supply authority to maintain the content of fluorine in the public water supply at a concentration of not more than the maximum nor less than the minimum concentration (calculated as parts per million) specified in the direction,

(b) a term prohibiting the water supply authority from adding to the public water supply fluorine in a form other than that specified in the direction, and

(c) such other terms as may be determined by the Secretary and specified in the direction.

(4) The Secretary may at any time after giving a direction--

(a) revoke the direction,

(b) revoke any term attached to the direction, other than a term referred to in subsection (3) (a) or (b),

(c) vary any term attached to the direction, or

(d) attach new terms to the direction.

(5) Any water supply authority contravening a direction or any terms attached to the direction is guilty of an offence against this Act.