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Section 16A Vesting of certain private sewers.C1F1

Scotland

Changes not yet applied. Later legislation changes this provision in ways not yet written into the text below:

(1)

Subject to any agreement entered into under subsection (2) below, there shall vest in a person authorised, under subsection (1) of section 3A of this Act, by F2 Scottish Water to construct a sewer not connecting with F3 its sewers or sewage treatment works the sewer constructed; and any sewer vested in a person by this subsection F4 and any sewer or SUD system vested in a person by a determination under subsection (2) of that section shall be his property and he solely responsible for its management, maintenance and renewal.

(2)

Notwithstanding subsection (1) above, F5 Scottish Water may, on such terms and conditions as F6 it thinks fit, at any time enter into an agreement under which the sewer F7 or SUD system , or any part of it, shall vest in F8 it .

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

S. 16A and sidenote inserted (4.1.1995) by 1994 c. 39, s. 180(1), Sch. 13 para. 75(14); S.I. 1994/2850, art. 3(c)(vi) (with art. 4)

F2

Words in s. 16A(1) substituted (1.4.2002) by Water Industry (Scotland) Act 2002 (asp 3), s. 71, Sch. 5 para. 2 (with s. 67); S.S.I. 2002/118, art. 2

F3

Words in s. 16A(1) substituted (1.4.2002) by Water Industry (Scotland) Act 2002 (asp 3), s. 71, Sch. 5 para. 21(a) (with s. 67); S.S.I. 2002/118, art. 2

F4

Words in s. 16A(1) substituted (30.11.2007) by Water Environment and Water Services (Scotland) Act 2003 (asp 3), s. 38(1), Sch. 3 para. 14(a); S.S.I. 2007/512, art. 2(c)

F5

Words in s. 16A(2) substituted (1.4.2002) by Water Industry (Scotland) Act 2002 (asp 3), s. 71, Sch. 5 para. 3 (with s. 67); S.S.I. 2002/118, art. 2

F6

Words in s. 16A(2) substituted (1.4.2002) by Water Industry (Scotland) Act 2002 (asp 3), s. 71, Sch. 5 para. 21(b)(i) (with s. 67); S.S.I. 2002/118, art. 2

F7

Words in s. 16A(2) inserted (30.11.2007) by Water Environment and Water Services (Scotland) Act 2003 (asp 3), s. 38(1), Sch. 3 para. 14(b); S.S.I. 2007/512, art. 2(c)

F8

Words in s. 16A(2) substituted (1.4.2002) by Water Industry (Scotland) Act 2002 (asp 3), s. 71, Sch. 5 para. 21(b)(ii) (with s. 67); S.S.I. 2002/118, art. 2

Modifications

C1

S. 16A: power to modify conferred (temp. from 4.1.1995 to 1.4.1996) by 1994 c. 39, s. 182(2); S.I. 1994/2850, art. 3(a), Sch. 2 (with art. 4)