Part 1 Water Industry Commissioner and F4the representation of consumers

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4 Power of the Commissioner to require information

1

Scottish Water must, on being requested to do so by the F2Commission, provide the F2Commission with such information held by it as the F2Commission may reasonably seek in the exercise of the F2Commission's functions.

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Subsection (1) does not authorise the Commission to require the disclosure of anything which a person would be entitled to refuse to disclose on grounds of confidentiality in proceedings in the Court of Session.

3

Where Scottish Water considers that it is entitled to withhold information from the Commission—

a

because it is not reasonably sought, or

b

by virtue of subsection (2),

it must intimate that fact to the Commission in writing.

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Scottish Water must comply with any direction given to it by the Commission under section 25(5) of the Consumers, Estate Agents and Redress Act 2007 (enforcement by regulator of notice to provide F5Citizens Advice ScotlandF6or Consumer Scotland with information).