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Section 45 Production of plans and furnishing of information to authorities.

Scotland

(1)

The owner or occupier of any land on or under which is situated any sewer F1 , SUD system or drain used or intended to be used for discharging any sewage into a sewer , SUD system or sewage treatment works of F2Scottish Water shall, when requested in writing so to do by F3Scottish Water—

(a)

produce to Scottish Water all such plans of the sewer F4 , system or drain as the owner or occupier, as the case may be, possesses or is able without unreasonable expense to obtain, and allow copies of the plans so produced by him to be made by, or under the direction of, Scottish Water, and

(b)

furnish to Scottish Water all such information as the owner or occupier, as the case may be, can reasonably be expected to supply with respect to the sewer , system or drain and any sewage discharged therefrom.

(2)

A person who fails to comply with this section shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding F5level 3 on the standard scale.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Words in s. 45 inserted (30.11.2007) by Water Environment and Water Services (Scotland) Act 2003 (asp 3), s. 38(1), Sch. 3 para. 20(a); S.S.I. 2007/512, art. 2(c)

F2

Words in s. 45 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. 45(1) substituted (1.4.2002) by Water Industry (Scotland) Act 2002 (asp 3), s. 71, Sch. 5 para. 4 (with s. 67); S.S.I. 2002/118, art. 2

F4

Words in s. 45 inserted (30.11.2007) by Water Environment and Water Services (Scotland) Act 2003 (asp 3), s. 38(1), Sch. 3 para. 20(b); S.S.I. 2007/512, art. 2(c)

F5

Words substituted by virtue of Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1975 (c. 21, SIF 39:1), ss. 289F, 289G