The Act – Section by Section Part 1 – Reservoirs Chapter 9 – Civil Enforcement, Emergency Powers and Further Offences Section 78 – Enforcement undertakings
113.This section enables the Scottish Ministers to make provision by order allowing SEPA to receive an enforcement undertaking from a reservoir manager. Enforcement undertakings allow reservoir managers who may have committed an offence under the Act to agree with SEPA that the reservoir manager will take such steps to rectify the situation as may be agreed in exchange for immunity from prosecution. Subsection (3) defines “enforcement undertaking” for the purposes of the Act. Subsection (4) specifies the necessary contents of such an undertaking. Subsection (5) specifies the subsequent immunity from sanctions that a reservoir manager would receive, unless the reservoir manager does not deliver the promises specified in the undertaking. Subsection (6) lists the matters which in particular the Scottish Ministers may provide for in an order under subsection (1).