SCHEDULE 6 Modifications of Water (Scotland) Act 1980

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(1)

Schedule 3 (provisions as to breaking open roads and laying communication and supply pipes) is amended as follows.

(2)

In paragraph 1—

(a)

for “a water authority” substitute “ Scottish Water ”,

(b)

in the proviso, for “they” substitute “ it ”.

(3)

In paragraph 2(2)—

(a)

for “the authority propose” substitute “ Scottish Water proposes ”,

(b)

for “they” substitute “ it ”,

(c)

for “the authority” substitute “ Scottish Water ”.

(4)

In paragraph 4—

(a)

in sub-paragraph (1)—

(i)

for “A water authority” substitute “ Scottish Water ”,

(ii)

for “they deem” substitute “ it deems ”,

(iii)

in the proviso, for “the authority” substitute “ Scottish Water ”,

(b)

in sub-paragraph (2), for “the authority” substitute “ Scottish Water ”.

(5)

In paragraph 5—

(a)

for “any water authority” substitute “ Scottish Water ”,

(b)

for “the authority” substitute “ Scottish Water ”.

(6)

In paragraph 6—

(a)

in sub-paragraph (1)—

(i)

for “the authority” substitute “ Scottish Water ”,

(ii)

for “they” in the first place where it occurs substitute “ it ”,

(iii)

for “they think” substitute “ it thinks ”,

(b)

in sub-paragraph (2)—

(i)

for “the water authority” substitute “ Scottish Water ”,

(ii)

for “the authority” in the first place where the expression occurs substitute “ Scottish Water ”,

(iii)

for “they are” substitute “ it is ”,

(iv)

for “them” in each place where it occurs substitute “ it ”,

(v)

for “the authority lay” substitute “ Scottish Water lays ”,

(c)

in sub-paragraph (3)—

(i)

for “an authority to whom such a notice as aforesaid is given”, substitute “ where such a notice as aforesaid is given to Scottish Water, it ”,

(ii)

for “them” in both places where it occurs substitute “ it ”,

(iii)

for “their” in both places where it occurs substitute “ its ”,

(iv)

for “they make” substitute “ it makes ”,

(v)

for “the authority” substitute “ Scottish Water ”,

(vi)

for “they” in the second and third places where it occurs substitute “ it ”.

(7)

In paragraph 7—

(a)

in sub-paragraph (1)—

(i)

for “the authority” substitute “ Scottish Water ”,

(ii)

for “them” substitute “ it ”,

(b)

in sub-paragraph (2)—

(i)

for “the authority give” substitute “ Scottish Water gives ”,

(ii)

for “three months” substitute “ such period of not less than three months as the notice shall specify ”,

(iii)

for “the authority” in the second place where the expression occurs substitute “ Scottish Water ”,

(c)

in sub-paragraph (3)—

(i)

for “the authority” substitute “ Scottish Water ”,

(ii)

for “themselves” substitute “ itself ”,

(d)

in sub-paragraph (4)—

(i)

for “the authority” substitute “ Scottish Water ”,

(ii)

for “they are” in both places where the expression occurs substitute “ it is ”,

(iii)

for “them” in both places where it occurs substitute “ it ”,

(e)

in sub-paragraph (5)—

(i)

for “the authority” in the first place where the expression occurs substitute “ Scottish Water ”,

(ii)

for “the authority have” substitute “ Scottish Water has ”.

(8)

In paragraph 9—

(a)

in sub-paragraph (1), for “the authority” in both places where the expression occurs substitute “ Scottish Water ”,

(b)

in sub-paragraph (2), for “the authority deem” substitute “ Scottish Water deems ”.