Citation, commencement and interpretation
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This Order may be cited as the Water Services Charges (Billing and Collection) (Scotland) Order 2002 and shall come into force on 1st April 2002.
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In this Order–
- “the Act” means the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994;
- “the 1992 Act” means the Local Government Finance Act 1992 ;
- “the 1992 Regulations” means the Council Tax (Administration and Enforcement) (Scotland) Regulations 1992 ;
- “the appropriate water authority”, in relation to a local authority, means the water authority within whose water area (as specified in Schedule 8 to the Act) the area of that local authority is situated;
- “dwelling” has the same meaning as in Part II of the 1992 Act;
- “the East Authority” means the East of Scotland Water Authority;
- “the first added area”, “the second added area” and “the third added area” shall have the meanings respectively assigned to them in Schedule 8 to the Act;
- “the North Authority” means the North of Scotland Water Authority;
- “price index”, in relation to a month, means the retail price index published by the Government Statistical Service for that month;
- “relevant year” means the financial year 2002-03, 2003-2004 or 2004-05;
- “sewerage charges” means charges payable under a charges scheme in respect of the provision of sewerage services to a dwelling in a relevant year;
- “water authority” means the East Authority, the North Authority or the West Authority, and includes any such body acting as sewerage authority;
- “water charges” means charges payable under a charges scheme in respect of the provision of water supply services to a dwelling in a relevant year (other than charges in respect of a supply of water taken by meter);
- “water services charges” means sewerage charges and water charges;
- “the West Authority” means the West of Scotland Water Authority.
1992 c. 14.
S.I. 1992/1332, as amended by S.I. 1992/3290, 1996/430 and S.S.I. 2000/261.