10Fluoridation of public water supplies

10 Fluoridation of public water supplies

(1)  Where the Committee makes a recommendation to the Minister that fluoride be added to a public water supply, the Minister, if he approves the recommendation, shall –

(a) [Section 10 Subsection (1) amended by No. 45 of 1999, Sched. 6, Applied:01 Jan 2000] send to the relevant water supply authority a copy of the recommendation and direct the authority, in writing, to give effect to such matters contained in the recommendation as are specified in the direction within a time specified therein; and

(b) [Section 10 Subsection (1) amended by No. 45 of 1999, Sched. 6, Applied:01 Jan 2000] direct that authority –

(i) to allow the Committee or persons authorised by the Committee to enter on land under the control of that authority and used in connection with that water supply and to cause to be constructed or installed on that land such fluoridation works as may be necessary for giving effect to the recommendation; and

(ii) generally to co-operate with the Committee and facilitate the exercise by or on behalf of the Committee of its duty to give effect to the direction given to it by the Minister under paragraph (a) .

(2)  [Section 10 Subsection (2) amended by No. 45 of 1999, Sched. 6, Applied:01 Jan 2000] Where, pursuant to section 8 (2) (b) , the Committee has given any directions or imposed any conditions in relation to the addition of fluoride to a public water supply, a direction to the relevant water supply authority under subsection (1) (a) shall set forth the directions so given or the conditions so imposed.

(3)  [Section 10 Subsection (3) substituted by No. 45 of 1999, Sched. 6, Applied:01 Jan 2000] A water supply authority is to comply in all respects with a direction given to it by the Minister under this section.