Regulation 8 Authorisations—private supplies
Regulations 4, 5, 6(2) and 7 shall apply in relation to any private supply as if—
in regulation 4(1) there were substituted for the words “the supply of water by that authority” the words “a private supply”;
for other references to a water authority there were substituted references to—
the owner or occupier of the premises where the source of the private supply is situated;
any other person who exercises powers of management or control in relation to that source; or
the owner of any premises served by that supply; and
where application is made by the owner of premises served by a private supply, there were added at the end of regulation 4(3) the words “and on one of the persons mentioned in regulation 8(1)(b)(i) and (ii)”.
Subject to paragraph (3), the Secretary of State may authorise a district or islands council to exercise in relation to a private supply any power conferred on him by regulations 4, 5, 6(2) and 7; and accordingly, upon such authorisation, those regulations shall apply in relation to private supplies as if references to the Secretary of State were references to the council:
Provided that nothing in this paragraph shall affect the power conferred on the Secretary of State by regulation 7(1) as applied by paragraph (1) above or permit a district or islands council to modify or revoke an authorisation granted by the Secretary of State.
A district or islands council may be authorised under paragraph (2) in relation to a supply only if some or all of the premises served by the supply are within their area; and, where only some of those premises are within their area, only if the powers conferred on them by the authorisation are exercised jointly with, or with the consent of, the other council in whose area the rest of those premises are situated.