Explanatory note

Section 1 of the Sewerage (Scotland) Act 1968 and section 6 of the Water (Scotland) Act 1980 respectively require Scottish Water to make new connections to the public sewerage and water supply systems where it is possible to do so at reasonable cost. These Regulations make provision in relation to the calculation of reasonable cost for the purposes of those sections.

Regulation 2 makes provision for the reasonable cost of a connection to the public sewerage and water supply systems.

Regulation 3 specifies the connections to the public sewerage and water supply systems, respectively, to which these Regulations do not apply.

Regulations 4(1) and 5(1), respectively, set out how the reasonable costs of a connection to the public sewerage and water supply systems is to be calculated. The reasonable cost is the lower of the cost calculated in accordance with regulation 6 or 7, or in accordance with the formula specified in regulation 4(2) or 5(2) (where appropriate, as read with regulation 4(3) or 5(3)).

Regulations 6 and 7 specify the matters to be taken into, or left out of, account when calculating the cost of a connection, respectively, to the public sewerage and water supply systems.