Where the owner of any premises proposes to construct a drain F1, sewer or SUD system in respect of which notice has been given to F2Scottish Water by virtue of section 12(3) above F3... , or sewage treatment works in respect of which notice has been given under subsection (2) below, F4Scottish Water may, if F5it considers that the proposed drain, sewer F6 , SUD system or works is, or is likely to be, needed to form part of a general sewerage system which F7it has provided or propose to provide, within 28 days of the receipt by F8it of the notice direct him to construct the drain, sewer F6 , SUD system or works in a manner differing from that in which he proposes to construct the drain, sewerF6 , SUD system or works.

Where the owner of any premises proposes to construct sewage treatment works to serve those premises he shall give notice of his proposals to F9Scottish Water .

If a person to whom a direction has been issued under subsection (1) above is aggrieved by the direction, he may appeal to the Secretary of State, who may disallow the direction or allow it with or without modification.

A person to whom a direction is issued under this section shall, before commencing any work in pursuance of that direction, give not less than 3 days’ notice to F10Scottish Water so as to enable F11it to supervise the execution of the work and shall afford F11it all reasonable facilities for so doing.

F12Where Scottish Water has issued a direction under subsection (1) above, it shall pay to the person constructing the drain, sewerF13, SUD system or sewage treatment works the extra expenses reasonably incurred by him in complying with the direction and, until the drain, sewerF13, SUD system or works become vested in F4Scottish Water, F14it shall also from time to time pay to him so much of any expenses reasonably incurred by him in repairing, operating or maintaining the drain, sewer F13, SUD system or works as may be attributable to F15its direction having been made and complied with, and, if any question arises as to the amount of any payment to be made to him under this subsection, he may refer it by summary application to the sheriff whose decision on the matter shall be final.

If any person who under this section has been directed by F2Scottish Water to construct a drain, sewerF16 , SUD system or sewage treatment works in a particular manner constructs them otherwise than in accordance with the terms of the direction, or, if the direction has been modified under subsection (3) above, of the modified direction, he shall be guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding F17level 4 on the standard scale.