# Sewerage (Scotland) Act 1968, Section 17: Local authority may take over private sewage treatment works.

Extent: S

(1) Subject to the provisions of this section, Scottish Water may, by agreement with the owner of any private sewage treatment works or private SUD system , or failing such agreement, in pursuance of proposals made by it under subsection (2) below, take over the works or system .
(2) Scottish Water may, by notice served on the owner of works or a SUD system as mentioned in the foregoing subsection, intimate its proposals to take over the works or system within such period, not being less than 2 months, as may be specified in the notice, and on such conditions, including if it thinks fit conditions as to payment of compensation by it, as may be so specified ... ; any notice served under this subsection shall inform the owner of his right of appeal under subsection (3) below.
(3) If an owner on whom a notice has been served under subsection (2) above is aggrieved by the notice, he may, within the period specified in the notice, appeal to the Secretary of State who may confirm the proposals of Scottish Water and any conditions so specified either with or without modification or refuse to confirm them.
(4) All works and any SUD system taken over by Scottish Water under this section shall vest in it in accordance with the terms of any agreement made under subsection (1) above, or failing such agreement, at the end of the period specified under subsection (2) above or on such date as may be specified by the Secretary of State in his decision on an appeal under subsection (3) above.
(5) Subject to the provisions of this Act, a person who immediately before the taking over of works or a SUD system under this section was lawfully entitled to use them or it shall continue to be so entitled after they haveor it has been so taken over.
(6) An agreement under subsection (1) above or proposals under subsection (2) above may relate to a part only of works or a SUD system .

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1968/47/section/17 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/sewerage-scotland-act-1968/section-17
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