Cost of connections to the public water supply system: the 1980 Act
7.—(1) Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), when calculating the cost of a connection to the public water supply system, including a connection that serves more than one dwelling, account shall be taken only of the costs reasonably and necessarily incurred in making the connection, including—
(a)the costs of the provision of such other infrastructure as Scottish Water considers reasonable and necessary in consequence of the connection; and
(b)such other costs as Scottish Water considers reasonable and necessary in consequence of the connection.
(2) To the extent that any costs that are reasonably and necessarily incurred in consequence of the connection relate to infrastructure which Scottish Water is required to provide by virtue of a direction made under section 56 of the 2002 Act (with reference to section 56A of that Act), account shall also be taken of the finance made available to Scottish Water in consequence of such a direction to provide that infrastructure.
(3) No account shall be taken of any charge which is payable under a charges scheme in respect of the making of a connection to the public water supply system.