Regulation 2 Specified circumstances in which prohibition on use of a sewerage system does not applyI1

England and Wales

(1)

Section 117P(1) of the Water Industry Act 1991 (prohibition on unauthorised use of sewerage system) does not apply where—

(a)

a sewerage undertaker^f1 provides sewerage services to any premises; and

(b)

provision of those services—

(i)

involves use of the sewerage system of another sewerage undertaker whose area is wholly or mainly in England; and

(ii)

is under a main connection agreement or an old main connection agreement.

(2)

In this regulation—

“main connection agreement” has the meaning given in section 110A(11) of the Water Industry Act 1991^f2; and
“old main connection agreement” has the meaning given in section 9(3)(a) of the Water Act 2014^f3.

Annotations

f1: Schedule 1 to the Interpretation Act 1978 (c. 30) provides that “sewerage undertaker”, in relation to England and Wales, shall be construed in accordance with section 6 of the Water Industry Act 1991 (appointment of relevant undertakers).
f2: Section 110A was substituted by section 9(1) of the Water Act 2014.
f3: 2014 c. 21.