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Sewerage (Scotland) Act 1968

1968 c. 47 · Enacted 26 July 1968 · Extends to Scotland

Not fully up to date. 9 changes made by later legislation have not yet been written into this text, which is revised to 1 November 2025.

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ProvisionChangeMade by
s. 3A(3)insertedWater Environment and Water Services (Scotland) Act 2003 s. 30(1)
s. 8(1A)insertedWater Environment and Water Services (Scotland) Act 2003 s. 30(2)(a)
s. 8(2)repealedWater Environment and Water Services (Scotland) Act 2003 s. 30(2)(b)
s. 12(2A)insertedWater Environment and Water Services (Scotland) Act 2003 s. 30(3)
s. 14A-14CinsertedWater Environment and Water Services (Scotland) Act 2003 s. 30(4)
s. 16A(3)insertedWater Environment and Water Services (Scotland) Act 2003 s. 30(5)
s. 29A(3)word repealedRegulatory Reform (Scotland) Act 2014 sch. 3 para. 1(2)(a)
s. 29A(3)(b) (c)substituted for s. 29A(3)(b)Regulatory Reform (Scotland) Act 2014 sch. 3 para. 1(2)(b)
s. 38H(3)(b)substitutedRegulatory Reform (Scotland) Act 2014 sch. 3 para. 1(3)

An Act to make new provision as respects sewerage in Scotland, and for connected purposes.

[26th July 1968] I1C1C2C3

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Modifications

C1

Act amended (27.8.1993) by 1993 c. 12, ss. 40, 51(2), Sch. 3 Pt. II para.13 (with s. 46)

C2

Act modified (17.7.1995) by 1994 c. 39, s. 65(2) (with s. 74(4)); S.I. 1995/1898, art. 2(a), Sch.

C3

Act restricted (1.9.2018) by The Environmental Authorisations (Scotland) Regulations 2018 (S.S.I. 2018/219), reg. 1, sch. 8 para. 39(2)(a)(ii) (with reg. 78, sch. 5 para. 2)

Commencement

I1

Act partly in force at Royal Assent see s. 61(2); Act wholly in force at 16.5.1973

Contents

  1. Part I: General Provisions as to Sewerage
  2. Duties and powers of local authorities
  3. 1Duty of local authority to provide for sewerage of their area.
  4. 2Maintenance of public sewers and other works.
  5. 3Construction etc. of public sewers and public sewage treatment works.
  6. 3AAuthorisation of construction of certain private sewers etc.
  7. 4Power of local authority to close or alter public sewers etc.
  8. 5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  9. 6Functions outwith the area of a local authority. Repealed
  10. 7Agreements between highway and local authorities.
  11. 8Agreements as to provision of sewers etc. for new premises.
  12. 9Loan of temporary sanitary conveniences.
  13. 10Emptying of septic tanks.
  14. 11Duty of local authority to keep map showing public sewers etc.
  15. Rights and duties of owners and occupiers
  16. 12Rights of owners and occupiers to connect with and drain into public sewers etc.
  17. 13Rights of owners and occupiers to connect with and drain into sewers etc. of another local authority. Repealed
  18. 14Direction by local authority as to manner of construction of works.
  19. 15Owner or occupier to remedy defects in drains and other works.
  20. Vesting of sewers, drains and works
  21. 16Vesting of sewers and other works in local authority.
  22. 16AVesting of certain private sewers.
  23. 17Local authority may take over private sewage treatment works.
  24. Miscellaneous
  25. 18. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  26. 19. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  27. 20Compensation for loss etc. resulting from exercise of powers under this Part of this Act.
  28. 21Buildings not to interfere with sewers.
  29. 22Protection for statutory undertakers.
  30. 23Restriction on working minerals.
  31. Part II: Trade Effluents
  32. Right to discharge into public sewers
  33. 24Right to discharge into public sewers.
  34. Control of new discharges
  35. 25Meaning of new discharge.
  36. 26New discharge only with consent of the authority.
  37. 27Procedure on application for consent to new discharge.
  38. 28Time to dispose of application.
  39. 29Decision on application.
  40. 29APriority substances etc.
  41. 30Intimation of decision.
  42. 31Appeal against refusals and conditions.
  43. 32Review of consents, conditions and refusals.
  44. Control of existing discharges
  45. 33Meaning of existing discharge.
  46. 34Right to continue existing discharge.
  47. 35Furnishing of information.
  48. 36Review of continuation of existing discharge.
  49. Agreements in lieu of applications for consent
  50. 37Agreements as respects trade premises.
  51. 37ARegister for purposes of Part II.
  52. 37BExclusion from register of information affecting national security.
  53. 37CExclusion from register of commercially confidential information
  54. Supplementary
  55. 38Power to extend Part II to other effluents.
  56. Part IIA: Private sewage treatment works
  57. 38AApplication of Part
  58. 38BOther rules
  59. 38CCommon maintenance
  60. 38DNotice and effect
  61. 38EReview of notice
  62. 38FRecovery of cost
  63. 38GLiability of owner
  64. 38H2018 Regulations
  65. Part III: Miscellaneous and General
  66. 39Local authority to have right to sewage.
  67. 40. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  68. 41Breaking open of streets, etc.
  69. 42Execution of works by local authorities for other persons.
  70. 43Power to require occupier to permit works to be executed by owner.
  71. 44Power of local authorities to require information as to ownership etc. of premises.
  72. 45Production of plans and furnishing of information to authorities.
  73. 46Certain matter not to be passed into drains.
  74. 46AOffence as to fat, oil or grease
  75. 46BDamage caused by fat, oil or grease
  76. 47. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  77. 48Powers of entry.
  78. 49. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  79. 50Restriction on disclosure of information.
  80. 51Procedure on appeals to Secretary of State.
  81. 52. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  82. 53Notices etc. to be in writing.
  83. 54Local enactments.
  84. 55Application of Act to Crown premises.
  85. 56Saving for Coast Protection Act 1949.
  86. 57Expenses.
  87. 58Orders.
  88. 59Interpretation.
  89. 60Amendments and repeals.
  90. 61Short title, extent and commencement.
  91. Schedule 1: CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS
  92. The Public Health (Scotland) Act 1897
  93. 1Paragraph 1 Repealed
  94. 2Paragraph 2 Repealed
  95. The Local Government (Scotland) Act 1947
  96. 3Paragraph 3
  97. The Radioactive Substances Act 1960
  98. 4Paragraph 4 Repealed
  99. Schedule 2ENACTMENTS REPEALED