The Reservoirs (Scotland) Act 2011 (Restrictions on Disclosure of Information in relation to National Security etc.) Order 2015

This Order makes provision in consequence of the Reservoirs (Scotland) Act 2011 (“the Act”) including, in particular, section 9 (controlled reservoirs register) and section 55 (flood plans). Section 9 of the Act requires the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (“SEPA”) to maintain a register containing, among other things, a map showing the area of land which would be likely to be flooded in the event of an uncontrolled release of water from a controlled reservoir. Section 55 of the Act empowers the Scottish Ministers to make provision in relation to the preparation of flood plans for controlled reservoirs setting out the action to be taken by the reservoir managers to control or mitigate the effects of flooding from any escape of water from any such reservoir.