Water Industry (Scotland) Act 2002

29 Charges for goods and services

(1) Scottish Water may fix, demand and recover charges for any goods supplied or services provided by it.

(2) Subsection (1)—

(a) is subject to sections 9A and 47 of the 1980 Act (no charge for water in certain circumstances), and

(b) does not apply in a case where Scottish Water has power otherwise than under that subsection to fix charges for goods or services.

(3) The power conferred by subsection (1) is exercisable—

(a) in relation to charges for services provided in the exercise of Scottish Water’s core functions, by or in accordance with a charges scheme under section 31, and

(b) in that or any other case, by or in accordance with an agreement with the person to be charged.

(4) Subject to sections 31 to 36, Scottish Water may fix charges under this section by reference to such matters, and may adopt such methods and principles for the calculation and imposition of the charges, as appear to it to be appropriate.