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The Water Use (Temporary Bans) Order 2010

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JurisdictionUK Non-devolved
CitationSI 2010/2231
Year2010
  • This Order may be cited as the Water Use (Temporary Bans) Order 2010 and comes into force on 1st October 2010.
  • In this Order—
    • drawing relevant water through a hosepipe from a container and applying it for the purpose;filling or partly filling a container with relevant water by means of a hosepipe and applying it for the purpose.(2) In paragraph (1) , “relevant water” does not include water supplied by a water undertaker before the use of water to which the purpose relates was prohibited under section 76(1) of the Act.(1) Using a hosepipe to water a garden for health or safety reasons is not to be treated as falling within the category of use in section 76(2) (a) of the Act.a park;gardens open to the public;a lawn;a grass verge;an area of grass used for sport or recreation;an allotment garden, as defined in section 22(1) of the Allotments Act 1922any area of an allotment used for non-commercial purposes;any other green space.agricultural land, as defined in section 109(1) of the Agriculture Act 1947other land used in the course of a business for the purposes of growing, for sale or commercial use, any crops, fruit, vegetables or other plants;land used for the purposes of a National Plant Collection;a temporary garden or flower display; orplants (including plant organs, seeds, crops and trees) which are in an outdoor pot or in the ground, under cover.
  • a public service vehicle, as defined in section 1 of the Public Passenger Vehicles Act 1981
  • a goods vehicle, as defined in section 192 of the Road Traffic Act 1988
  • a trailer designed, constructed or adapted for attachment to a vehicle falling within paragraph (a) .
    • applies only to the watering of plants which are in an outdoor pot or in the ground, under cover; andgrown or kept for sale or commercial use, orthat are part of a National Plant Collection or temporary garden or flower display.(2) In that section—
    • “domestic or other non-commercial premises” means—
      • (a) any land, building or other structure used or enjoyed in connection with the use of any of the following which is used principally as a dwelling—
        • (i) a building or part of a building,
        • (ii) a caravan,
        • (iii) a boat; or
      • (b) any other land or premises which is not used principally for the purposes of a business; and
    • “plants” includes plant organs, seeds, crops and trees.
    (1) The category of use in section 76(2) (d) of the Act does not include cleaning any area of a private leisure boat which, except for doors or windows, is enclosed by a roof and walls.(2) Using a hosepipe to clean a private leisure boat for health or safety reasons is not to be treated as falling within the category of use in that section.used in the course of a business; ormade available or accessible to the public.filling or maintaining a pool where necessary in the course of its construction;filling or maintaining a pool using a hand-held container which is filled with water drawn directly from a tap;filling or maintaining a pool that is designed, constructed or adapted for use in the course of a programme of medical treatment;filling or maintaining a pool that is used for the purpose of decontaminating animals from infections or disease;filling or maintaining a pool used in the course of a programme of veterinary treatment;filling or maintaining a pool in which fish or other aquatic animals are being reared or kept in captivity.

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