Citation, commencement and interpretation

1.-(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Reservoirs (Panels of Civil Engineers) (Applications and Fees) Regulations 1992, and shall come into force on 1st July 1992.

(2) In these Regulations, "an existing panel" means any of the four existing panels established as a result of a determination of the Secretary of State under section 4(1) of the Reservoirs Act 1975, namely-

(a)the Supervising Engineers Panel;

(b)the All Reservoirs Panel;

(c)the Non-Impounding Reservoirs Panel; and

(d)the Service Reservoirs Panel.

Applications for appointment or reappointment

2.-(1) An application by a civil engineer to be appointed or reappointed under section 4(2) of the Reservoirs Act 1975 to an existing panel shall be made to the Secretary of State for the Environment in writing, with-

(a)the information set out in the Schedule to these Regulations;

(b)the prescribed fee; and

(c)in the case of a first appointment, a reference from a civil engineer as to the suitability of the applicant for appointment.

(2) The prescribed fee is-

(a)in the case of a first appointment, £200;

(b)in any other case, £160.

Revocations

3. The Reservoirs Act 1975 (Supervising Engineers Panel) (Applications and Fees) Regulations 1984(2), the Reservoirs Act 1975 (All Reservoirs Panel) (Applications and Fees) Regulations 1985(3), the Reservoirs Act 1975 (Non-Impounding and Service Reservoirs Panels) (Applications and Fees) Regulations 1985(4), the Reservoirs (Panels of Civil Engineers) (Reappointment) Regulations 1989(5) and the Reservoirs Act 1975 (Application Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 1989(6) are hereby revoked.

SCHEDULE

1. The applicant's full name, address and date of birth.

2. Where the application is for reappointment, the panel to which his appointment relates, and the date on which it took effect.

3. The relevant qualifications of the applicant.

4. The applicant's membership of professional institutions.

5. Particulars of the applicant's present employment.

6. Particulars of all work carried out by the applicant in relation to reservoirs, with details of the reservoirs in connection with whose design, construction, maintenance or repair the applicant has been employed, including their type, capacity and main dimensions or, where the application is for reappointment, particulars of all such work carried out since his appointment to the panel.

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations prescribe the manner in which a civil engineer may apply to be appointed or reappointed to an existing panel of civil engineers set up for the purposes of the Reservoirs Act 1975, and the fee to accompany such an application. There are currently four such panels-

• the Supervising Engineers Panel;

• the All Reservoirs Panel;

• the Non-Impounding Reservoirs Panel; and

• the Service Reservoirs Panel.

Regulation 2(1) requires the application to be made in writing to the Secretary of State for the Environment, accompanied by the information set out in the Schedule and the prescribed fee. In the case of a first appointment, a reference from a civil engineer as to suitability is also required.

Regulation 2(2) increases the fee for a first appointment to any panel to £200, and the fee for reappointment to any panel to £160.

Regulation 3 revokes previous Regulations dealing with applications and fees in relation to appointments to existing panels of civil engineers.