Part I General Provisions as to Sewerage

Duties and powers of local authorities

11 Duty of local authority to keep map showing public sewers etc.

F1(1)

F2 Scottish Water shall keep deposited at F3 its principal office a map showing and distinguishing so far as is reasonably practicable all sewers, drains F4 , SUD systems and sewage treatment works which are vested in F5 it by virtue of this Act or of F6 the Water Industry (Scotland) Act 2002 (asp 3) or in respect of which F7 it has made a determination under section 3A(2) of this Act; and F8 Scottish Water shall provide reasonable facilities at that office for inspection of the map by any person and shall permit a copy of the map, or of an extract of it, to be taken by a person on his paying such reasonable amount as F8 Scottish Water may determine.

(2)

Where some of the sewers so vested in F2Scottish Water are reserved for foul water only or for surface water only, the said map shall show also the purposes which each such sewer is intended to serve.

F9(3)

F2 Scottish Water shall keep deposited at such of F3 its offices, other than F3 its principal office, as F10 it considers appropriate, a copy relevant to the office in question of part of the map mentioned in subsection (1) above; and F11 it shall provide the like facilities and permission in relation to the copy part, at the office at which that copy is deposited, as, under subsection (1) above, F12 it does in relation to the map mentioned in that subsection at F3 its principal office.

(4)

For the purposes of subsection (3) above, a copy is relevant to an office if it is of such part of the map mentioned in subsection (1) above as appears to F13 Scottish Water to be appropriate having regard to the geographical location of that office.