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Water Services etc. (Scotland) Act 2005

2005 asp 3 · Enacted 17 March 2005 · Extends to Scotland

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An Act of the Scottish Parliament to establish the Water Industry Commission for Scotland; to create offences in relation to the unauthorised use of the public water and sewerage systems; to provide for licensing the provision of certain water and sewerage services; to amend the system for fixing charges for services provided by Scottish Water; to make provision as to Scottish Water's functions; to make provision in relation to coal mine water pollution; and for connected purposes.

The Bill for this Act of the Scottish Parliament was passed by the Parliament on 9th February 2005 and received Royal Assent on 17th March 2005

Contents

  1. Part 1: Water Industry Commission and Customer Panels
  2. 1Water Industry Commission for Scotland
  3. 2Dissolution of office of Commissioner
  4. 3Customer Panels Repealed
  5. Part 2: Provision of water and sewerage services
  6. Offences
  7. 4Public water supply system: offences
  8. 5Public sewerage system: offences
  9. Licensing of services to eligible premises
  10. 6Licence authorisation
  11. 7Granting of licences
  12. 8Compliance with licences
  13. 9Fees relating to licences
  14. 10Licensed providers to give information
  15. 11Participation of licensed providers
  16. 11AComplaints about licensed providers
  17. 12Licences and compliance: further provision
  18. Scottish Water: water and sewerage services undertaking
  19. 13Water and sewerage services undertaking
  20. 14Financing, borrowing and guarantees
  21. 15Transfer of staff etc. to the undertaking
  22. Scottish Water: services via licensed providers
  23. 16Scottish Water to provide services
  24. 17Continuation of water services
  25. 18Discontinuation of water services
  26. 19Disconnections code
  27. 20Continuation and discontinuation of sewerage services
  28. Contractual matters
  29. 20ADeemed contracts
  30. 20BCommission's scheme
  31. 20CNotification of occupancy
  32. 20DLiability for charges
  33. Scottish Water: charges and functions
  34. 21Scottish Water's charges for water and sewerage services
  35. 22Scottish Water's functions: powers of the Scottish Ministers
  36. 23Determinations relating to provision of services
  37. 24Qualification of duty to provide services
  38. Sewerage nuisance: code of practice
  39. 25Sewerage nuisance: code of practice
  40. 26Monitoring and enforcement
  41. Definitions for Part
  42. 27Meaning of “eligible premises”
  43. 28Meaning of “public water supply system”
  44. 29Meaning of “public sewerage system”
  45. Part 3: Coal mine water pollution
  46. 30Control of water from coal mines
  47. Part 4: Miscellaneous and general
  48. Miscellaneous
  49. 31Offences by bodies corporate and partnerships
  50. 32Amendments to enactments
  51. 33Ancillary provision
  52. General
  53. 34Orders and regulations
  54. 35Interpretation
  55. 36Crown application
  56. 37Short title and commencement
  57. Schedule 1: Water Industry Commission for Scotland
  58. Paragraph
  59. Schedule 2: Licences and compliance: further provision
  60. Application for licence
  61. 1Paragraph 1
  62. Applications forwarded by the Water Services Regulation Authority
  63. 1AParagraph 1A
  64. Applications forwarded to the Water Services Regulation Authority
  65. 1BParagraph 1B
  66. Conditions of licence
  67. 2Paragraph 2
  68. Conditions: sustainable development
  69. 3Paragraph 3
  70. Transfer of licence
  71. 4Paragraph 4
  72. Powers of entry etc.
  73. 5Paragraph 5
  74. Powers of entry etc.: further provision
  75. 6Paragraph 6
  76. Warrants
  77. 7Paragraph 7
  78. Enforcement notices
  79. 8Paragraph 8
  80. Enforcement notices: offences
  81. 9Paragraph 9
  82. Revocation of licences
  83. 10Paragraph 10
  84. Penalties for contravention of licence
  85. 11Paragraph 11
  86. Register of licences
  87. 12Paragraph 12
  88. Schedule 3: Certain pre-existing agreements as to charges
  89. 1Paragraph 1
  90. 2Paragraph 2
  91. 3Paragraph 3
  92. Schedule 4: Powers of entry under the Coal Industry Act 1994
  93. Paragraph
  94. Schedule 5: Amendments to enactments
  95. Sewerage (Scotland) Act 1968 (c. 47)
  96. 1Paragraph 1
  97. House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975 (c. 24)
  98. 2Paragraph 2
  99. Race Relations Act 1976 (c. 74)
  100. 3Paragraph 3
  101. Water (Fluoridation) Act 1985 (c. 63)
  102. 4Paragraph 4
  103. Public Finance and Accountability (Scotland) Act 2000 (asp 1)
  104. 5Paragraph 5
  105. Ethical Standards in Public Life etc. (Scotland) Act 2000 (asp 7)
  106. 6Paragraph 6
  107. Water Industry (Scotland) Act 2002 (asp 3)
  108. 7Paragraph 7
  109. Scottish Public Services Ombudsman Act 2002 (asp 11)
  110. 8Paragraph 8
  111. Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 (asp 13)
  112. 9Paragraph 9
  113. Public Appointments and Public Bodies etc. (Scotland) Act 2003 (asp 4)
  114. 10Paragraph 10