The Provision of Water and Sewerage Services (Reasonable Cost) (Scotland) Regulations 2015

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations make provision for determining the points to which Scottish Water must take water supply pipes and public sewers so as to enable connections to be made at a reasonable cost.

Part 2 makes provision for determining the reasonable cost of taking pipes affording a supply of water to such point or points as will enable a building (or a part of it) to be connected pursuant to section 6(2) of the Water (Scotland) Act 1980. If taking the pipes to that point or, as the case may be, those points exceeds a reasonable cost, then Scottish Water is not required to do anything pursuant to that section.

Part 3 makes provision for determining the reasonable cost of taking public sewers (“the sewers”) to such point or points as will enable the owner of premises (or a part of them) to connect the owner’s drains or private sewers pursuant to section 1(2)(a) of the Sewerage (Scotland) Act 1968. If taking the public sewers to that point or, as the case may be, those points exceeds a reasonable cost, then Scottish Water is not required to do anything pursuant to that section.

Part 4 revokes the Regulations that previously dealt with these matters.

No business and regulatory impact assessment has been prepared for these Regulations as no significant change is foreseen to the existing financial and administrative impacts upon business, charities or voluntary bodies.