{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/water-scotland-act-1980/section-21",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/water-scotland-act-1980/section-21.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1980/45",
  "legislation_title": "Water (Scotland) Act 1980",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/water-scotland-act-1980",
  "path": "section/21",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "21",
  "heading": "Power to carry out works.",
  "text": "(1) Without prejudice to any other powers which it may have, Scottish Water may, for the purposes of providing a supply of water under this Act and subject to its provisions—\n(a) construct, alter, acquire by purchase, lease or otherwise, or renew or maintain, waterworks;\n(b) so acquire any undertaking belonging to persons, . . . , who are supplying or are authorised to supply water;\n(c) so acquire premises to be used for the purposes of Scottish Water and maintain such premises;\n(d) contract with any person for a supply by him of water in bulk or otherwise; or\n(e) erect and maintain a house for the use of a person employed by it for the purposes of its undertaking.\n(2) For the avoidance of doubt, all waterworks constructed in pursuance of subsection (1) above (whether before or after the commencement of this subsection)vest in Scottish Water.",
  "extent": "S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "S. 21 substituted (1.4.1996) by 1994 c, 39, s. 108 (with s. 74(4)); S.I. 1996/323, art. 4(1)(a), Sch. 1"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "S. 21 renumbered as s. 21(1) (6.3.2006) by Water Environment and Water Services (Scotland) Act 2003 (asp 3), s. 32(1)(a) (with s. 35(2)); S.S.I. 2006/55, art. 2"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Word in s. 21 substituted (1.4.2002) by Water Industry (Scotland) Act 2002 (asp 3), s. 71(1), Sch. 6 para. 16(a) (with s. 67); S.S.I. 2002/118, art. 2(3)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Words in s. 21 substituted (1.4.2002) by Water Industry (Scotland) Act 2002 (asp 3), s. 71(1), Sch. 6 para. 16(b) (with s. 67); S.S.I. 2002/118, art. 2(3)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F5",
      "text": "Words in s. 21(b) repealed (1.4.2002) by Water Industry (Scotland) Act 2002 (asp 3), s. 71(1), Sch. 6 para. 16(c) (with s. 67); S.S.I. 2002/118, art. 2(3)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F6",
      "text": "Words in s. 21(c) substituted (1.4.2002) by Water Industry (Scotland) Act 2002 (asp 3), s. 71(1), Sch. 6 para. 16(d) (with s. 67); S.S.I. 2002/118, art. 2(3)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F7",
      "text": "Word in s. 21(e) substituted (1.4.2002) by Water Industry (Scotland) Act 2002 (asp 3), s. 71(1), Sch. 6 para. 16(e)(i) (with s. 67); S.S.I. 2002/118, art. 2(3)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F8",
      "text": "Word in s. 21(e) substituted (1.4.2002) by Water Industry (Scotland) Act 2002 (asp 3), s. 71(1), Sch. 6 para. 16(e)(ii) (with s. 67); S.S.I. 2002/118, art. 2(3)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F9",
      "text": "S. 21(2) inserted (6.3.2006) by Water Environment and Water Services (Scotland) Act 2003 (asp 3), s. 32(1)(b) (with s. 35(2)); S.S.I. 2006/55, art. 2"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1980/45/section/21",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T10:15:16.376021+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."
}