Paragraph 10 General duties of relevant undertakers

(1)

Section 37 (general duty to maintain a water supply system) applies as if—

(a)

in subsection (1)(b), for “the water undertaker's water mains” there were substituted “ such mains ”; and

(b)

after subsection (1) there were inserted—

“(1A)
For the purposes of subsection (1), “main” means a water main or other pipe which is owned by a licensed infrastructure provider.”

(2)

Section 94 M1 (general duty to provide a sewerage system) applies as if—

(a)

in subsection (1)—

(i)

in the words before paragraph (a), after “sewerage undertaker” there were inserted “ to ensure that all necessary arrangements are made ”; and

(ii)

in paragraph (a), “public” were repealed; and

(b)

after subsection (1) there were inserted—

“(1A)
For the purposes of subsection (1), “sewer” means a public sewer or a sewer which is owned by a licensed infrastructure provider.”

Annotations

M1: Section 94 was amended by sections 88 and 97 of the Water Act 2003, although the provisions of section 88 are not yet in force.