36 Water use: temporary bans
Flood and Water Management Act 2010 (2010 c 29) | Legislation

36  Water use: temporary bans

For section 76 of the Water Industry Act 1991 (temporary hosepipe bans) substitute—

“76 Temporary bans on use

(1)     A water undertaker may prohibit one or more specified uses of water supplied by it if it thinks that it is experiencing, or may experience, a serious shortage of water for distribution.

(2)     Only the following uses of water may be prohibited—

(a)     watering a garden using a hosepipe;

(b)     cleaning a private motor-vehicle using a hosepipe;

(c)     watering plants on domestic or other non-commercial premises using a hosepipe;

(d)     cleaning a private leisure boat using a hosepipe;

(e)     filling or maintaining a domestic swimming or paddling pool;

(f)     drawing water, using a hosepipe, for domestic recreational use;

(g)     filling or maintaining a domestic pond using a hosepipe;

(h)     filling or maintaining an ornamental fountain;

(i)     cleaning walls, or windows, of domestic premises using a hosepipe;

(j)     cleaning paths or patios using a hosepipe;

(k)     cleaning other artificial outdoor surfaces using a hosepipe.

(3)     The Minister may by order—

(a)     add a non-domestic purpose to the list in subsection (2);

(b)     remove a purpose from the list in subsection (2).

(4)     A prohibition must specify—

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