{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/water-industry-scotland-act-2002/schedule-6/paragraph-26",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/water-industry-scotland-act-2002/schedule-6/paragraph-26.json",
  "legislation": "asp/2002/3",
  "legislation_title": "Water Industry (Scotland) Act 2002",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/water-industry-scotland-act-2002",
  "path": "schedule/6/paragraph/26",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "26",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) Section 33 (temporary discharge of water into watercourses) is amended as follows.\n(2) In subsection (1)—\n(a) for the words “a water authority who are carrying out or are” substitute “ where Scottish Water is carrying out or is ”,\n(b) for “their” in the first place where it occurs substitute “ its ”,\n(c) after “undertaking” insert “ , it ”,\n(d) the words “whether within or outside their limits of supply” are repealed,\n(e) for “the authority” substitute “ Scottish Water ”.\n(3) In subsection (3)—\n(a) for “the water authority” in both places where the expression occurs substitute “ Scottish Water ”,\n(b) for “their” substitute “ its ”,\n(c) for “them” substitute “ it ”.\n(4) In subsection (4)—\n(a) for “the authority propose” substitute “ Scottish Water proposes ”,\n(b) for “them” in each place where it occurs substitute “ it ”.\n(5) In subsection (6)(b), for “the authority” substitute “ Scottish Water ”.\n(6) In subsection (7)—\n(a) for “the authority are” substitute “ Scottish Water is ”,\n(b) for “the authority” in the second and third places where the expression occurs substitute “ Scottish Water ”,\n(c) for “them” substitute “ it ”,\n(d) for “they are” substitute “ it is ”.\n(7) In subsection (8)—\n(a) for “the authority discharge” substitute “ Scottish Water discharges ”,\n(b) for “they” substitute “ it ”.\n(8) In subsection (9)—\n(a) for “The authority” substitute “ Scottish Water ”,\n(b) for “them” substitute “ it ”.\n(9) In subsection (11), for “the authority” substitute “ Scottish Water ”.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2002/3/schedule/6/paragraph/26",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T20:17:08.152929+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}