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Water (Fluoridation) Act 1985

Consolidated Text As Enacted Cited authorities 9 Cited in Amendments 39 Related
Vincent
JurisdictionUK Non-devolved
Citation1985 c. 63
(1) Where a health authority have applied in writing to a statutory water undertaker for the water supplied within an area specified in the application to be fluoridated, that undertaker may, while the application remains in force, increase the fluoride content of the water supplied by them within that area.(2) For the purposes of subsection (1) above, an application shall remain in force until the health authority, after giving reasonable notice to the statutory water undertaker in writing withdraw it.(2A) (3) The area specified in an application may be the whole, or any part, of the area or district of the authority making the application.(4) Where, in exercise of the power conferred by this section, the fluoride content of any water is increased, the increase may be effected only by the addition of one or more of the following compounds of fluorine—
  • hexafluorosilicic acid (H2SiF6) ;
  • disodium hexafluorosilicate (Na2SiF6) .
(5) Any health authority making arrangements with a statutory water undertaker in pursuance of an application shall ensure that those arrangements include provisions designed to secure that the concentration of fluoride in the water supplied to consumers in the area in question is, so far as is reasonably practicable, maintained at one milligram per litre.for the purpose of dealing with an emergency, orin connection with the carrying out of any works (including cleaning and maintenance) by any of them.entered into under section 87(1) of the Water Industry Act 1991; ortreated, for the purposes of Chapter 4 of Part 3 of that Act, as if entered into under that section.adding a reference to another compound of fluorine; orremoving any reference to a compound of fluorine.(2) The power to make orders under this section shall be exercisable by statutory instrument subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.(1) This section applies where a health authority propose F4to make or withdraw an applicationpublish details of the proposal in one or more newspapers circulating within the area affected by the proposal; andthe F6Water Industry F14Commission for Scotland; andevery local authority whose area falls wholly or partly within the area affected by the proposal.(3) Before implementing the proposal the health authority shall consult F7the F15Commission and each local authority to whom they are required by subsection (2) (b) above to give notice of the proposal.(4) The health authority shall, not earlier than seven days after publishing details of the proposal in the manner required by subsection (2) (a) above, republish them in that manner.to any

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