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Water Industry (Scotland) Act 2002

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CONTENTS

Part 1
WATER INDUSTRY COMMISSIONER AND CUSTOMER PANELS
Section 
1Water Industry Commissioner for Scotland
2Water Customer Consultation Panels
3Functions of the Commissioner
4Power of the Commissioner to require information
5Annual reports by, and information from, the Commissioner
6Funding of the Commissioner

Part 2
DRINKING WATER QUALITY REGULATOR
Appointment
7Drinking Water Quality Regulator for Scotland

Public water suppliers: general powers of Regulator
8Power to obtain information
9Powers of entry, inspection etc.

Enforcement of duties of public water suppliers
10Enforcement notices
11Enforcement notices: further provisions
12Failure to comply with enforcement notices
13Emergencies
14Variation and withdrawal of notices
15Register of enforcement notices and emergency notices

Supervision of local authority enforcement
16Power to require information from local authorities

Supplementary
17Annual reports
18Powers of entry etc.: further provision
19Interpretation of Part 2

Part 3
SCOTTISH WATER
Establishment
20Scottish Water
21Transfer of functions from new water and sewerage authorities
22Transfer of property and liabilities
23Transfer of staff
24Dissolution of new water and sewerage authorities etc.

General powers
25General powers

Codes of practice
26Customer standards code
27Approval of customer standards code
28Consultation code

Charges
29Charges for goods and services
30Maximum charges for services provided with help of Scottish Water
31Charges schemes
32Approval of charges schemes
33Commissioner's advice on charges
34Publication of summary of charges scheme
35Liability of occupiers etc. for charges
36Section 35: meaning of "occupier"
37Collection of charges by local authority
38Suspension of collection of charges by local authority
39Primacy of duty to maintain domestic water supply etc.
40Reduced charges

Finances
41Duties and powers relating to finance
42Financing and borrowing
43Guarantees
44Directions as to payment and investment
45Accounts and audit

Land transactions
46Acquisition of land by agreement
47Compulsory acquisition of land
48Disposal of land

General duties
49Interests of customers
50Economy, efficiency and effectiveness
51Sustainable development
52Public access to land held by Scottish Water
53Environmental matters
54Protection of natural heritage
55Consultation with Health Boards

Miscellaneous
56Directions
57Information and reports
58Records
59Validity of actings
60Private legislation
61Supply of goods and services to and by local authorities
62Information from local authorities and assessors

Part 4
MISCELLANEOUS AND GENERAL
Miscellaneous
63Register of trade effluents: confidential information
64Works in connection with metering
65Contravention of water byelaws: penalties and proceedings

General
66Offences by bodies corporate and partnerships
67Crown application
68Orders and regulations
69Ancillary provision
70Interpretation
71Modification of enactments
72Commencement and short title
 
    Schedule 1-Water Industry Commissioner and Customer Panels: further provision
    Part 1-The Commissioner
    Part 2-Customer Panels
    Schedule 2-Drinking Water Quality Regulator: further provision as to powers of entry etc.
    Schedule 3-Scottish Water: status, constitution, proceedings etc.
    Schedule 4-Recovery by local authority of unpaid charges
    Schedule 5-Modifications of Sewerage (Scotland) Act 1968
    Schedule 6-Modifications of Water (Scotland) Act 1980
    Schedule 7-Modifications of other enactments
 


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