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SCHEDULE 3SSustainable urban drainage systems: further amendments
(introduced by section 33)
This schedule has no associated Explanatory Notes
The 1968 ActS
1The 1968 Act is amended as follows.
Commencement Information
I1Sch. 3 para. 1 in force at 30.11.2007 by S.S.I. 2007/512, art. 2(c)
2SIn section 1(1) (duty of Scottish Water to provide for sewerage)—
(a)after “sewers” in the first place where it occurs insert “ and public SUD systems ”,
(b)after “sewers” in the second place where it occurs insert “ and SUD systems ”.
Commencement Information
I2Sch. 3 para. 2 in force at 30.11.2007 by S.S.I. 2007/512, art. 2(c)
3SIn section 2 (maintenance of public sewers etc.), after “sewers,” insert “ SUD systems, ”.
Commencement Information
I3Sch. 3 para. 3 in force at 30.11.2007 by S.S.I. 2007/512, art. 2(c)
4SIn section 3 (power to construct public sewers)—
(a)in subsection (1)(a), after “sewer” insert “ or SUD system ”,
(b)in subsection (2), after “sewer” insert “ or SUD system ”.
Commencement Information
I4Sch. 3 para. 4 in force at 30.11.2007 by S.S.I. 2007/512, art. 2(c)
5SIn section 3A(2) (vesting of privately constructed sewers)—
(a)after “sewer” in the first place where it occurs insert “ or SUD system ”,
(b)after “sewer” in each other place where it occurs insert “ or system ”,
(c)after “sewers” insert “ , SUD systems ”.
Commencement Information
I5Sch. 3 para. 5 in force at 30.11.2007 by S.S.I. 2007/512, art. 2(c)
6SIn section 4 (Scottish Water may close or alter public sewers etc.)—
(a)after “sewer” in the first and third places where it occurs insert “ , SUD system ”,
(b)after “sewer” in the second and fourth places where it occurs insert “ , system ”.
Commencement Information
I6Sch. 3 para. 6 in force at 30.11.2007 by S.S.I. 2007/512, art. 2(c)
7SIn section 7(1) (agreements between roads authorities and Scottish Water), after “sewers” insert “ , SUD systems ”.
Commencement Information
I7Sch. 3 para. 7 in force at 30.11.2007 by S.S.I. 2007/512, art. 2(c)
8SIn section 8(1) (agreements as to provision of sewers etc. for new premises)—
(a)after “sewers” in both places where it occurs insert “ , SUD systems ”,
(b)after “of” in the second place where it occurs insert “ SUD systems and ”.
Commencement Information
I8Sch. 3 para. 8 in force at 30.11.2007 by S.S.I. 2007/512, art. 2(c)
9SIn section 11(1) (Scottish Water to keep maps of sewers, drains etc.), after “drains” insert “ , SUD systems ”.
Commencement Information
I9Sch. 3 para. 9 in force at 30.11.2007 by S.S.I. 2007/512, art. 2(c)
10(1)Section 12 (rights of owners and occupiers to connect with and drain into public sewers etc.) is amended as follows.S
(2)In subsection (1)—
(a)for “or private sewers” in the first place where those words occur substitute “ , private sewers or private SUD systems ”,
(b)after “sewers” in the second place where it occurs insert “ , SUD systems ”,
(c)after “entitled” in the second place where it occurs insert “ (a) ”,
(d)for “and surface water from those premises” substitute “, and
(b)by means of those drains, private sewers or private SUD systems, to drain into those sewers, systems or works the surface water,
from those premises ”.
(3)In subsection (2)—
(a)for “or sewers” substitute “ , sewers or SUD systems ”,
(b)after “sewers” in the second place where it occurs insert “ , SUD systems ”,
(c)for “or sewer” substitute “ , sewer or SUD system ”.
(4)In subsection (3)—
(a)for “or sewers” substitute “ , sewers or SUD systems ”,
(b)after “sewers” in the second place where it occurs insert “ , SUD systems ”,
(c)for “or sewer” substitute “ , sewer or SUD system ”,
(d)after “sewer” in the second place where it occurs insert “ , system ”.
(5)In subsection (8)—
(a)for “or sewer” in both places where those words occur substitute “ , sewer or SUD system ”,
(b)after “sewers” insert “ , SUD systems ”.
Commencement Information
I10Sch. 3 para. 10 in force at 30.11.2007 by S.S.I. 2007/512, art. 2(c)
11SIn section 14 (direction by Scottish Water as to manner of construction of works)—
(a)in subsection (1)—
(i)for “or sewer” substitute “ , sewer or SUD system ”,
(ii)after “sewer” in the second, third and fourth places where it occurs insert “ , SUD system ”,
(b)in subsection (5), after “sewer” in each place where it occurs insert “ , SUD system ”,
(c)in subsection (6), after “sewer” insert “ , SUD system ”.
Commencement Information
I11Sch. 3 para. 11 in force at 30.11.2007 by S.S.I. 2007/512, art. 2(c)
12SIn section 15 (owner or occupier to remedy defects in drains etc.)—
(a)in subsection (1), after “drains” in both places where it occurs insert “ , SUD systems ”,
(b)in subsection (5), after “drain” insert “ , SUD system ”.
Commencement Information
I12Sch. 3 para. 12 in force at 30.11.2007 by S.S.I. 2007/512, art. 2(c)
13SIn section 16 (vesting of sewers and other works in Scottish Water)—
(a)in subsection (1)—
(i)in paragraph (a), after “sewers” insert “ , SUD systems ”,
(ii)in paragraph (c), after “sewers” in the first place where it occurs insert “ and private SUD systems ”,
(iii)in paragraph (cc), after “sewers” in the first place where it occurs insert “ and private SUD systems ”, and after “sewers” in the second place where it occurs insert “ and systems ”,
(iv)in paragraph (d), after “works” insert “ and SUD systems ”,
(v)in paragraph (e), after “works” insert “ and SUD systems ”,
(b)in subsection (2)—
(i)after “sewers” in the first place where is occurs insert “ , private SUD systems ”,
(ii)after “works” insert “ and SUD systems ”,
(c)in subsection (3), after “drains” insert “ , SUD systems ”.
Commencement Information
I13Sch. 3 para. 13 in force at 30.11.2007 by S.S.I. 2007/512, art. 2(c)
14SIn section 16A (vesting of certain private sewers)—
(a)in subsection (1), for “or” in the second place where it occurs substitute “ and any sewer or SUD system vested in a person ”,
(b)in subsection (2), after “sewer” insert “ or SUD system ”.
Commencement Information
I14Sch. 3 para. 14 in force at 30.11.2007 by S.S.I. 2007/512, art. 2(c)
15SIn section 17 (Scottish Water may take over private sewage treatment works)—
(a)in subsection (1)—
(i)after “works” in the first place where it occurs insert “ or private SUD system ”,
(ii)after “works” in the second place where it occurs insert “ or system ”,
(b)in subsection (2)—
(i)after “works” in the first place where it occurs insert “ or a SUD system ”,
(ii)after “works” in the second place where it occurs insert “ or system ”,
(c)in subsection (4), after “works” insert “ and any SUD system ”,
(d)in subsection (5)—
(i)after “works” insert “ or a SUD system ”,
(ii)after “them” insert “ or it ”,
(iii)after “have” insert “ or it has ”,
(e)in subsection (6), after “works” insert “ or a SUD system ”.
Commencement Information
I15Sch. 3 para. 15 in force at 30.11.2007 by S.S.I. 2007/512, art. 2(c)
16SIn section 21(1) (buildings not to interfere with sewers), after “sewer” insert “ or SUD system ”.
Commencement Information
I16Sch. 3 para. 16 in force at 30.11.2007 by S.S.I. 2007/512, art. 2(c)
17SIn section 23 (restriction on working minerals)—
(a)after “works” in the first place where it occurs insert “ , public SUD systems ”,
(b)after “works” in every other place where it occurs insert “ , SUD systems ”.
Commencement Information
I17Sch. 3 para. 17 in force at 30.11.2007 by S.S.I. 2007/512, art. 2(c)
18SIn section 39 (Scottish Water to have right to sewage), after “sewers” insert “ , SUD systems ”.
Commencement Information
I18Sch. 3 para. 18 in force at 30.11.2007 by S.S.I. 2007/512, art. 2(c)
19SIn section 41 (breaking open of streets etc.), after “sewers” insert “ , SUD systems ”.
Commencement Information
I19Sch. 3 para. 19 in force at 30.11.2007 by S.S.I. 2007/512, art. 2(c)
20SIn section 45 (production of plans and information)—
(a)after “sewer” in the first and second places where it occurs insert “ , SUD system ”,
(b)after “sewer” in the third and fourth places where it occurs insert “ , system ”.
Commencement Information
I20Sch. 3 para. 20 in force at 30.11.2007 by S.S.I. 2007/512, art. 2(c)
21SIn section 46 (certain matter not to be passed into drains)—
(a)after “sewer” in the first place where it occurs insert “ , public SUD system ”,
(b)after “sewer” in the second and third places where it occurs insert “ , SUD system ”.
Commencement Information
I21Sch. 3 para. 21 in force at 30.11.2007 by S.S.I. 2007/512, art. 2(c)
22SIn section 48(1) (powers of entry)—
(a)in paragraph (a), after “of” in the third place where it occurs insert “ a SUD system or ”,
(b)in paragraph (dd)—
(i)after “sewer” in the first place where it occurs insert “ or SUD system ”,
(ii)after “sewer” in the second place where it occurs insert “ or public SUD system ”,
(c)in paragraph (f)—
(i)after “sewers” in the first place where it occurs insert “ , public SUD systems ”,
(ii)after “sewers” in the second place where it occurs insert “ , SUD systems ”.
Commencement Information
I22Sch. 3 para. 22 in force at 30.11.2007 by S.S.I. 2007/512, art. 2(c)
23SIn section 59 (interpretation)—
(a)in subsection (1), in the definition of “sewage treatment works”, at the end insert “ but does not include a SUD system ”,
(b)in subsection (3), after “sewer” in both places where it occurs insert “ , SUD system ”.
Commencement Information
I23Sch. 3 para. 23 in force at 30.11.2007 by S.S.I. 2007/512, art. 2(c)
24SIn section 46(1)(b)(ii) of the Water Industry (Scotland) Act 2002 (acquisition of land by agreement for provision of sewerage system), after “sewers” insert “ , sustainable urban drainage systems ”.
Commencement Information
I24Sch. 3 para. 24 in force at 30.11.2007 by S.S.I. 2007/512, art. 2(c)
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