High Speed Rail (London - West Midlands) Act 2017

Drain disconnections

3 Where works described in section 62(1)(a), (b) or (c) of the 1984 Act (reconstruction and other drain works) are carried out for Phase One purposes, section 62 of the 1984 Act (which requires drains to be disconnected when they become disused or unnecessary in consequence of reconstruction and other works) has effect as if—

(a) in subsection (1), for “as the local authority may reasonably require” there were substituted “as the person considers necessary”,

(b) subsections (2) and (3) were omitted,

(c) for subsection (4) there were substituted—

“(4) Before carrying out works described in subsection (1)(a), (b) or (c), the person carrying out the works must give at least 48 hours’ notice to the local authority.”, and

(d) subsection (5) were omitted.