Prospective
3(1)Section 24 (communication and supply pipes) of the 1980 Act is amended as follows.S
(2)In subsection (1), for “the water authority providing the supply” substitute “ Scottish Water ”.
(3)After subsection (1) insert—
“(1A)Subsection (1) does not apply in relation to the laying of any part of a service pipe in respect of which an authorisation under section 23A(1) is in force.”
(4)In subsection (2), for “all water authorities” substitute “ Scottish Water ”.
(5)In subsection (3)—
(a)at the beginning insert “ Subject to section 23A, ”,
(b)for “the water authority and the authority” substitute “ Scottish Water and Scottish Water ”,
(c)for “their” in both places where it occurs substitute “ its ”.
(6)In subsection (4)—
(a)for “the water authority” substitute “ Scottish Water ”,
(b)for “them” in both places where it occurs substitute “ it ”.