Part 2Provision of water and sewerage services
Scottish Water: charges and functions
I124Qualification of duty to provide services
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In section 1 (duty of Scottish Water to provide for sewerage) of the 1968 Act, after subsection (6) there is added—
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The duties imposed by subsections (1) and (2) above shall not require Scottish Water to do anything which is prejudicial to its compliance with—
a
any directions given to it under section 56 of the Water Industry (Scotland) Act 2002 (asp 3) so far as setting objectives of a type referred to in section 56A of that Act, or
b
a statement of policy issued under section 29D of that Act.
2
In section 6 (duty of Scottish Water to provide water supply) of the 1980 Act, after subsection (4) there is added—
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The duties imposed by subsections (1), (2) and (4) shall not require Scottish Water to do anything which is prejudicial to its compliance with—
a
any directions given to it under section 56 of the Water Industry (Scotland) Act 2002 (asp 3) so far as setting objectives of a type referred to in section 56A of that Act, or
b
a statement of policy issued under section 29D of that Act.