Water Act 1989

188 Interpretation of certain references to functions

(1) The purposes to which this section applies shall be the construction of any enactment which, by reference to the functions of the Authority or of a water undertaker or sewerage undertaker, confers any power on or in relation to the Authority or, as the case may be, that undertaker.

(2) For the purposes to which this section applies the functions of the Authority, of every water undertaker and of every sewerage undertaker shall be taken to include—

(a) joining with one or more other relevant bodies; or

(b) acting on behalf of any other relevant body,

for the purpose of carrying out any works or acquiring any land which at least one of those other bodies or, as the case may be, that other body is authorised to carry out or acquire for the purposes of its functions under any enactment or of any function which is taken to be one of its functions for the purposes to which this section applies; and the Authority, every water undertaker and every sewerage undertaker shall be relevant bodies for the purposes of this subsection.

(3) For the purposes to which this section applies the functions of the Authority, of every water undertaker and of every sewerage undertaker shall be taken to include the protection against pollution—

(a) of any waters, whether on the surface or underground, which belong to the Authority or any water undertaker or from which the Authority or any water undertaker is authorised to take water;

(b) without prejudice to paragraph (a) above, of any reservoir which belongs to or is operated by the Authority or any water undertaker or which the Authority or any water undertaker is proposing to acquire or construct for the purpose of being so operated; and

(c) of any underground strata from which the Authority or any water undertaker is for the time being authorised to abstract water in pursuance of a licence under the [1963 c. 38.] Water Resources Act 1963.

(4) For the purposes to which this section applies the functions of the Authority, of every water undertaker and of every sewerage undertaker shall be taken to include the furtherance of research into matters in respect of which functions are conferred by or under this Act on the Authority, on water undertakers or on sewerage undertakers.

(5) For the purposes to which this section applies the functions of the Authority, of every water undertaker and of every sewerage undertaker shall be taken to include the provision of houses and other buildings for the use of persons employed by the Authority or, as the case may be, that undertaker and the provision of recreation grounds for persons so employed.

(6) For the purposes to which this section applies the functions of the Authority and of every water undertaker shall be taken to include the provision of supplies of water in bulk, whether or not such supplies are provided for the purposes of, or in connection with, the carrying out of any other function of the Authority or undertaker.

(7) For the purposes to which this section applies the functions of every water undertaker shall be taken to include the doing of anything in pursuance of any arrangements under section 126 above between that undertaker and the Authority.