16Power to take action with respect to unsafe water

16 Power to take action with respect to unsafe water

16 Power to take action with respect to unsafe water

(cf 1991 Act, s 10I)

(1) The Minister may take such action, and by order give such directions, as the Minister considers necessary—

(a) to restrict or prevent the use of unsafe water, and

(b) to bring unsafe water to such a condition that it is no longer unsafe water.

(2) Before giving a direction to a supplier of drinking water constituted under an Act, the Minister is to consult with the Minister responsible for the Act under which the supplier is constituted.

(3) In this section, unsafe water means—

(a) drinking water that the Minister suspects to be unfit for human consumption, or

(b) any other water that the Minister suspects is, or is likely to be, a risk to public health.