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Revised Statute from The UK Statute Law Database

Water (Scotland) Act 1980 (c.45)

This version of this statute is extracted from the UK Statute Law Database (SLD). It is not necessarily in the form in which it was originally enacted but is a revised version, which means that any subsequent amendments to the text and other effects are incorporated with annotations.

There are effects on this legislation that have not yet been applied to SLD for the following year: 2008. See the Tables of Legislative effects and the Update status of legislation page on the SLD website.

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Water (Scotland) Act 1980

1980 CHAPTER 45

Contents

Go to Preamble

  1. Part I

    Central Authority

    1. 1. General duties of Secretary of State and of water authorities

    2. 2.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

  2. Part II

    Duties of Water Authorities

    1. 3.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    2. 4.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    3. 5.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    4. 6. Duty of authority to provide supply

    5. 7. Supply of water for domestic purposes

    6. 8. Water supplied for domestic purposes to be wholesome

    7. 9. Supply of water for non-domestic purposes

    8. 9A.

    9. 10. Compensation for damage resulting from exercise of powers

    10. 11. Power of Secretary of State on default of authority or board

  3. Part III

    Powers of Water Authorities for the purposes of Water Supply

    1. 12. Supply of water to premises outwith limits of supply

    2. 13. Supply of water in bulk

    3. 13A. Supply of water for use outwith Scotland

    4. 14. Power of water authority to give guarantee for supply of water

    5. 15.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    6. 16. Powers of survey and search for water on land

    7. 17. Acquisition of water rights

    8. 18. Compulsory acquisition of land for water works

    9. 19.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    10. 20.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    11. 21. Power to carry out works

    12. 22. Power to break open streets

    13. 23. Power to lay mains, etc

    14. 24. Communication and supply pipes

    15. 24A. Keeping of map showing water mains, etc

    16. 24B. Works in connection with metering

    17. 25. Power of authority to provide public wells

    18. 26. Power to close, or restrict use of, wells

    19. 27. Power to close, or restrict use of water from, polluted source

    20. 28. Water works code

    21. 29. Applications of enactments by order

    22. 30.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    23. 31. Consultation with authorities in England

    24. 32. Power of water undertakers to supply water to water authorities

    25. 33. Temporary discharge of water into watercourses

    26. 34. Persons supplying water to supply to authority

    27. 35. Power to supply water fittings

    28. 36. Power to execute work on behalf of owner or occupier

    29. 37. Power to require occupier to permit works to be executed by owner

    30. 38. Entry of premises

  4. Part IV

    Finance

    1. 39.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    2. 40.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    3. 41.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    4. 41A. Supply of water by meter

    5. 42.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    6. 43.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    7. 44, 45... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    8. 46.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    9. 47. Domestic water rate in certain cases

    10. 48.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    11. 49.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    12. 50. Power to require supply by meter

    13. 51. Power to require supplies for refrigerating apparatus, etc., to be taken by meter

    14. 52. Power to require supply for hose pipe to be taken by meter

    15. 53. Provision as to supply to tents, vans, sheds, etc

    16. 54. Register of meter to be evidence

    17. 55. Charges for water supplied by meter

    18. 56. Provisions as to supply of water to agricultural subjects

    19. 56A. Regulations as to meters

    20. 57.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    21. 58. Termination of right to supply of water on special terms

    22. 59. Limitation of liability of water authority to supply water on special terms

    23. 60.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    24. 61.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    25. 62.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

  5. Part V

    Houses, Etc., to be Supplied with Water

    1. 63. Provision of water supply for new buildings and houses

    2. 64.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    3. 65.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    4. 66.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    5. 67.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

  6. Part VI

    Conservation and Protection of Water Resources

    1. 68. Agreements as to drainage

    2. 69. Power to restrict use of hose pipes

    3. 70. Byelaws for preventing misuse of water

    4. 71. Byelaws for preventing pollution of water

    5. 72. General provisions as to byelaws

    6. 73. Power of Secretary of State to require the making of byelaws

    7. 74. Regulations to prevent waste, misuse or contamination of water

    8. 75. Penalty for polluting water

    9. 76. Acquisition of land for protection of water

  7. Part VIA

    Quality of Water

    1. 76A. Duties of water authorities with respect to water quality

    2. 76B. Regulations for preserving water quality

    3. 76C. Offence of supplying water unfit for human consumption

    4. 76D. Provision of water where piped supplies insufficient or unwholesome

    5. 76E. Enforcement of sections 76A to 76D

    6. 76F. General functions of local authorities in relation to water quality

    7. 76G. Remedial powers of local authorities in relation to private supplies

    8. 76H. Effect, confirmation and variation of notice under section 76G

    9. 76HA.Application of sections 76G and 76H to certain private supplies

    10. 76I. Incidental powers of local authorities

    11. 76J. Standards of wholesomeness

    12. 76K. Power to give effect to international obligations

    13. 76L. Interpretation etc. of Part VIA

  8. Part VII

    Powers to Supply Water During Drought

    1. 77—79... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

  9. Part VIII

    Water Development Boards

  10. Part IX

    General

    1. 93. Obtaining of information as to underground water

    2. 94. False information

    3. 95. Penalties for offences

    4. 96.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    5. 97. Continuing offences and penalties

    6. 98. Local inquiries

    7. 99. Orders subject to special parliamentary procedure

    8. 100. Orders

    9. 101. Regulations

    10. 102. Expenses

    11. 103. Notices to be in writing

    12. 104. Appeal to sheriff-principal

    13. 105. Reference to arbitration

    14. 106. Supplementary provisions relating to determination of disputes

    15. 107. Repeal, amendment and adaptation of local enactments

    16. 108. Transitional provisions and savings

    17. 109. Interpretation

    18. 110. Further provisions as to communication pipes, etc

    19. 110A. Application of Act to Crown

    20. 111. Saving for protective clauses in other Acts

    21. 112. Amendments and repeals

    22. 113. Short title and extent

  11. SCHEDULE 1

    Procedure for Making Orders and Making and Confirming Byelaws

  12. SCHEDULE 2

    Orders under Section 17 Authorising Compulsory Acquisition of Land

  13. SCHEDULE 3

    Provisions as to Breaking Open Streets and Laying Communication and Supply Pipes

  14. SCHEDULE 4

    Provisions to be incorporated in Orders relating to Water Undertakings

  15. SCHEDULES 5 AND 6.

  16. SCHEDULE 7

  17. SCHEDULE 8

  18. SCHEDULE 9

    Transitional Provisions and Savings

  19. SCHEDULE 10

    Amendment of Enactments

  20. SCHEDULE 11

    REPEALS

An Act to consolidate the enactments relating to water in Scotland.

[1st August 1980]

Annotations:

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1The base date version of this Act is as revised to 1.12.1991 and takes into account the effects (if any) on it of consolidating legislation which came into force at that date.

C2Act explained by National Heritage (Scotland) Act 1985 (c. 16, SIF 78), s. 20

C3Act modified by Dockyard Services Act 1986 (c. 52, SIF 58), s. 3(1)(c)

Act modified (17.7.1995) by 1994 c. 39, s. 65(2) (with s. 74(4)); S.I. 1995/1898, art. 2(a), Sch.

C4Act: definition (water authority) applied (1.12.1991) by Water Industry Act 1991. (c. 56, SIF 130), ss. 87(7)(a), 223(2) (with ss. 82(3), 186(1), 222(1), Sch. 14 para. 6)

Commencement Information

I1Act wholly in force at Royal Assent

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