(1)Subject to subsections (2) and (3) below and to section 17 of this Act, an owner shall be entitled—
(a)to lead through any part of the tenement such pipe, cable or other equipment; and
(b)to fix to any part of the tenement, and keep there, such equipment,
as is necessary for the provision to that owner’s flat of such service or services as the Scottish Ministers may by regulations prescribe.
(2)The right conferred by subsection (1) above is exercisable only in accordance with such procedure as the Scottish Ministers may by regulations prescribe; and different procedures may be so prescribed in relation to different services.
(3)An owner is not entitled by virtue of subsection (1) above to lead anything through or fix anything to any part which is wholly within another owner’s flat.
(4)This section is without prejudice to any obligation imposed by virtue of any enactment relating to—
(a)planning;
(b)building; or
(c)any service prescribed under subsection (1) above.