# New Roads and Street Works Act 1991, Section 148: Sewers.

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(1) An undertaker proposing to execute road works affecting a public sewer shall consult Scottish Water before giving notice under section 114 (notice of starting date) in relation to the works.
(2) References in this Part to apparatus include a sewer, drain or tunnel.
(3) References in this Part to an undertaker having apparatus shall, where the apparatus is a sewer, drain or tunnel, be construed—
(a) in the case of apparatus vested in Scottish Water, as references to that body; and
(b) in any other case, as references to the authority, body or person having the management or control of the apparatus.
(4) Section 128 (provisions as to works likely to affect other apparatus in the road) does not apply by virtue of subsection (2) above in relation to works likely to affect a public sewer if, or to the extent that, Schedule 6 (works in roads with special engineering difficulties) applies.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1991/22/section/148 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/new-roads-and-street-works-act-1991/section-148
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