Paragraph 5 Laying of supply pipes, etc.
Scotland
An owner or occupier of any premises F1 who desires to have a supply of water for his domestic purposes from the waterworks of F2Scottish Water shall, subject as hereinafter provided, comply with the following requirements:
he shall give to F3Scottish Water 14 days’ notice of his intention to lay the necessary supply pipe; and
he shall lay the supply pipe at his own expense, having first obtained, as respects any land not forming part of a F4road, the consent of the owners and occupiers thereof:
Provided that, where any part of the supply pipe is to be laid in a road, he shall not himself break open the road or lay that part of the pipe.
Annotations
Textual amendments
- F1
Words in Sch. 3 para. 5 repealed (1.4.1996) by 1994 c. 39, s. 180(1)(2), Sch. 13 para. 119(56)(d)(i), Sch. 14; S.I. 1996/323, art. 4(1)(c)(d), Sch. 2
- F2
Words in Sch. 3 para. 5 substituted (1.4.2002) by Water Industry (Scotland) Act 2002 (asp 3), s. 71(1), Sch. 6 para. 66(5)(a) (with s. 67); S.S.I. 2002/118, art. 2(3)
- F3
Words in Sch. 3 para. 5 substituted (1.4.2002) by Water Industry (Scotland) Act 2002 (asp 3), s. 71(1), Sch. 6 para. 66(5)(b) (with s. 67); S.S.I. 2002/118, art. 2(3)
- F4
Word substituted by Roads (Scotland) Act 1984 (c. 54, SIF 108), s. 156(1), Sch. 9 para. 81(14)(e)
Notes on Schedule 3
Modifications
- C1
Sch. 3: power to apply conferred (1.10.1991) by Natural Heritage (Scotland) Act 1991 (c. 28, SIF 46:1, 130), s. 20(10), Sch. 7 para. 5(1)(b)
Notes on Part II
Modifications
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Sch. 3 Pt. II (paras. 4–9) applied with modifications by Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 (c. 65, SIF 81:2), s. 170A(5) (as inserted by Electricity Act 1989 (c. 29, SIF 44:1), s. 102, Sch. 13)