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Water Services etc. (Scotland) Act 2005

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CONTENTS

PART 1
WATER INDUSTRY COMMISSION AND CUSTOMER PANELS
Section 
1Water Industry Commission for Scotland
2Dissolution of office of Commissioner
3Customer Panels

PART 2
PROVISION OF WATER AND SEWERAGE SERVICES
Offences
4Public water supply system: offences
5Public sewerage system: offences

Licensing of services to eligible premises
6Licence authorisation
7Granting of licences
8Compliance with licences
9Fees relating to licences
10Licensed providers to give information
11Participation of licensed providers
12Licences and compliance: further provision

Scottish Water: water and sewerage services undertaking
13Water and sewerage services undertaking
14Financing, borrowing and guarantees
15Transfer of staff etc. to the undertaking

Scottish Water: services via licensed providers
16Scottish Water to provide services
17Continuation of water services
18Discontinuation of water services
19Disconnections code
20Continuation and discontinuation of sewerage services

Scottish Water: charges and functions
21Scottish Water's charges for water and sewerage services
22Scottish Water's functions: powers of the Scottish Ministers
23Determinations relating to provision of services
24Qualification of duty to provide services

Sewerage nuisance: code of practice
25Sewerage nuisance: code of practice
26Monitoring and enforcement

Definitions for Part
27Meaning of "eligible premises"
28Meaning of "public water supply system"
29Meaning of "public sewerage system"

PART 3
COAL MINE WATER POLLUTION
30Control of water from coal mines

PART 4
MISCELLANEOUS AND GENERAL
Miscellaneous
31Offences by bodies corporate and partnerships
32Amendments to enactments
33Ancillary provision

General
34Orders and regulations
35Interpretation
36Crown application
37Short title and commencement
 

 
    Schedule 1-Water Industry Commission for Scotland
    Schedule 2-Licences and compliance: further provision
    Schedule 3-Certain pre-existing agreements as to charges
    Schedule 4-Powers of entry under the Coal Industry Act 1994
    Schedule 5-Amendments to enactments
 


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