Article 6 The Water Services Charges (Billing and Collection) (Scotland) Order 2002

(1)

The Water Services Charges (Billing and Collection) (Scotland) Order 2002^f1 is amended as follows.

(2)

In Article 1(2) the definitions of “the appropriate water authority”, “the East Authority”, “the first added area”, “the second added area”, “the third added area”, “the North Authority”, “water authority” and “the West Authority” are deleted.

(3)

In Article 2, for “a water authority” substitute “Scottish Water”.

(4)

In Article 3(1)–

(a)

the words “(other than those referred to in Articles 4 and 5 below)” are deleted; and

(b)

for “the appropriate water authority” substitute “Scottish Water”.

(5)

Articles 4 and 5 are deleted.

(6)

In Article 6–

(a)

in paragraph (1)–

(i)

for “a water authority” substitute “Scottish Water”; and

(ii)

the words “, 4 or 5” are deleted;

(b)

in paragraph (2) the words “4 or 5” and “(as the case may be)” are deleted; and

(c)

in paragraph (3) for the words “a water authority” and “that water authority” substitute “Scottish Water”.

(7)

In Article 7–

(a)

the words “, 4, 5(1)” are deleted; and

(b)

for “the water authority to which the obligation in question is owed” substitute “Scottish Water”.

(8)

In Article 8(4)–

(a)

in sub-paragraph (a) for “a water authority” substitute “Scottish Water” and

(b)

in sub-paragraph (b), for “that authority” substitute “Scottish Water”.

(9)

In Article 13–

(a)

in paragraph (3)–

(i)

for the words “A water authority” substitute “Scottish Water”;

(ii)

for the words “such an authority”, substitute “it”;

(iii)

the word “relevant” is deleted;

(iv)

for the words “the authority” in both places they occur substitute “Scottish Water”; and

(b)

paragraph (4) is deleted.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: S.S.I. 2002/33.