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Local Government and Planning (Scotland) Act 1982

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59Exemption from charges for water for fire fighting

After section 9 of the Water (Scotland) Act 1980 there shall be added the following section—

“9AWithout prejudice to any provision relating to domestic water rate but notwithstanding anything in section 9 or 49 of this Act, no charge may be made by a water authority in respect of—

(a)water taken for the purposes of extinguishing fires or of testing apparatus installed, or equipment used, for extinguishing fires ; or

(b)the availability of water for the said purposes:

Provided that nothing in this section shall prevent the making of charges in respect of work carried out at the request of or for the benefit of any person receiving a supply of water for the said purposes.”.

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