# Water (Scotland) Act 1980, Section 51: Power to require supplies for refrigerating apparatus, etc., to be taken by meter.

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Where a person who takes a supply of water for domestic purposes from Scottish Water otherwise than by meter desires to use any of the water so supplied—
(a) for operating a water-cooled or refrigerating apparatus;
(b) for operating any apparatus depending while in use upon a supply of continuously running water, not being an apparatus used solely for heating the water; or
(c) for cleaning, regenerating or supplying motive power to an apparatus used for softening water,
Scottish Water may require that all water so supplied shall be taken by meter.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1980/45/section/51 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/water-scotland-act-1980/section-51
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