Water Services etc. (Scotland) Act 2005
Part 1
Water Industry Commission and Customer Panels
1
Water Industry Commission for Scotland
2
Dissolution of office of Commissioner
3
Customer Panels
Part 2
Provision of water and sewerage services
Offences
4
Public water supply system: offences
5
Public sewerage system: offences
Licensing of services to eligible premises
6
Licence authorisation
7
Granting of licences
8
Compliance with licences
9
Fees relating to licences
10
Licensed providers to give information
11
Participation of licensed providers
11A
Complaints about licensed providers
12
Licences and compliance: further provision
Scottish Water: water and sewerage services undertaking
13
Water and sewerage services undertaking
14
Financing, borrowing and guarantees
15
Transfer of staff etc. to the undertaking
Scottish Water: services via licensed providers
16
Scottish Water to provide services
17
Continuation of water services
18
Discontinuation of water services
19
Disconnections code
20
Continuation and discontinuation of sewerage services
Contractual matters
20A
Deemed contracts
20B
Commission's scheme
20C
Notification of occupancy
20D
Liability for charges
Scottish Water: charges and functions
21
Scottish Water's charges for water and sewerage services
22
Scottish Water's functions: powers of the Scottish Ministers
23
Determinations relating to provision of services
24
Qualification of duty to provide services
Sewerage nuisance: code of practice
25
Sewerage nuisance: code of practice
26
Monitoring and enforcement
Definitions for Part
27
Meaning of “eligible premises”
28
Meaning of “public water supply system”
29
Meaning of “public sewerage system”
Part 3
Coal mine water pollution
30
Control of water from coal mines
Part 4
Miscellaneous and general
Miscellaneous
31
Offences by bodies corporate and partnerships
32
Amendments to enactments
33
Ancillary provision
General
34
Orders and regulations
35
Interpretation
36
Crown application
37
Short title and commencement
SCHEDULE 1
Water Industry Commission for Scotland
Before schedule 1 (the Commissioner and Customer Panels) to the...
SCHEDULE 2
Licences and compliance: further provision
Application for licence
1
(1) An application for a water services licence or a...
Applications forwarded by the Water Services Regulation Authority
1A
(1) The Scottish Ministers may by order make provision about—...
Applications forwarded to the Water Services Regulation Authority
1B
(1) If the conditions in sub-paragraph (2) are satisfied, the...
Conditions of licence
2
(1) Each water services licence and sewerage services licence—
Conditions: sustainable development
3
(1) The Scottish Ministers may issue to the Commission guidance...
Transfer of licence
4
(1) Any water services licence or sewerage services licence may,...
Powers of entry etc.
5
(1) For the purposes of monitoring and ensuring compliance with...
Powers of entry etc.: further provision
6
(1) A person entitled to enter premises by virtue of...
Warrants
7
(1) If a sheriff or justice of the peace is...
Enforcement notices
8
(1) If it appears to the Commission (whether or not...
Enforcement notices: offences
9
(1) Any water services provider or sewerage services provider, on...
Revocation of licences
10
(1) A water services licence or sewerage services licence may...
Penalties for contravention of licence
11
(1) Where it appears to the Commission that a water...
Register of licences
12
(1) The Commission must keep a register of water services...
SCHEDULE 3
Certain pre-existing agreements as to charges
1
(1) In this schedule, a “relevant agreement” is an agreement—...
2
(1) Scottish Water must, within one month of the coming...
3
(1) A charges scheme does not apply in relation to...
SCHEDULE 4
Powers of entry under the Coal Industry Act 1994
After Schedule 1B to the Coal Industry Act 1994 (c....
SCHEDULE 5
Amendments to enactments
Sewerage (Scotland) Act 1968 (c. 47)
1
In section 29 (which makes provision relating to consent to...
House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975 (c. 24)
2
In the House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975, in Part...
Race Relations Act 1976 (c. 74)
3
In the Race Relations Act 1976, in Part II of...
Water (Fluoridation) Act 1985 (c. 63)
4
In the Water (Fluoridation) Act 1985, in subsections (2)(b)(i) and...
Public Finance and Accountability (Scotland) Act 2000 (asp 1)
5
In the Public Finance and Accountability (Scotland) Act 2000, in...
Ethical Standards in Public Life etc. (Scotland) Act 2000 (asp 7)
6
In the Ethical Standards in Public Life etc. (Scotland) Act...
Water Industry (Scotland) Act 2002 (asp 3)
7
(1) In each of the following provisions of the 2002...
Scottish Public Services Ombudsman Act 2002 (asp 11)
8
In the Scottish Public Services Ombudsman Act 2002, in schedule...
Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 (asp 13)
9
In the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002, in schedule...
Public Appointments and Public Bodies etc. (Scotland) Act 2003 (asp 4)
10
In the Public Appointments and Public Bodies etc. (Scotland) Act...

Water Services etc. (Scotland) Act 2005
2005 asp 3
An Act of the Scottish Parliament to establish the Water Industry Commission for Scotland; to create offences in relation to the unauthorised use of the public water and sewerage systems; to provide for licensing the provision of certain water and sewerage services; to amend the system for fixing charges for services provided by Scottish Water; to make provision as to Scottish Water's functions; to make provision in relation to coal mine water pollution; and for connected purposes.
The Bill for this Act of the Scottish Parliament was passed by the Parliament on 9th February 2005 and received Royal Assent on 17th March 2005