Water (Scotland) Act 1967

Specific Adaptations of the Water (Scotland) 1946 c. 42

5 In section 2.—

(a) for the words " local water authority " and " water authority " there shall be substituted the words " regional water board or water development board ",

(b) in paragraph (a), for the words from " the area where " to " supply water " there shall be substituted the words " their area ",

(c) at the end of the section there shall be added the following subsection—

“(2) For the purposes of this section the expression " area", in relation to a regional water board, means their region.”

6 In section 8, for any reference to a local authority there shall be substituted a reference to a regional water board, and for any reference to the district of a local authority there shall be substituted a reference to a region.

7 In section 13.—

(a) for any reference to a local authority or a local water authority there shall be substituted a reference to a regional water board and a water development board ; and

(b) in subsection (1)(b), the words from " supplying " to " enactment " shall be omitted.

8 In section 24.—

(a) in subsection (1)(b) for the words from " whether " to " not" there shall be substituted the words " not being a regional water board or a water development board "; and

(b) in subsection (2) the words " whether a local water authority or not " shall be Omitted.

9 In section 29(1), after the words " local authority " there shall be inserted the words " or a regional water board ",

and after the word " district", there shall be inserted the words " or, as the case may be, their region ".

10 In section 30, after the words " local authority " there shall be inserted the words " or a regional water board ", and after the word " district", there shall be inserted the words " or, as the case may be, their region ".

11 In section 44, in subsection (1), for the words from " sixteen " to "forty-two" there shall be substituted the words " 19 or section 21 " ; and in subsection (2) the words " supplying water under a local enactment ", and the proviso shall be omitted.

12 In section 46, for the words "a local authority supplying or authorised to supply water under this Act" there shall be substituted the words " a regional water board or a water development board ".

13 Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraphs 2(c) and (d) of this Schedule, paragraphs 2, 11 and 19 of Schedule 1 shall continue to have effect as if any notice, required by the provisions of those paragraphs to be served on a local authority, continued to be so required.