Part I General Provisions as to Sewerage

Vesting of sewers, drains and works

16 Vesting of sewers and other works in local authority.

(1)

F1There shall vest in F2Scottish Water—

(a)

all sewers F3 , SUD systems and sewage treatment works constructed by F4it at F5its expense in pursuance of section 1 above;

(b)

all junctions with F5its sewers, F6. . . whether constructed at the expense of F7Scottish Water or otherwise;

F8(c)

subject to any determination notified under subsection (2) of section 3A of this Act, all private sewers F9 and private SUD systems connecting with F5 its sewers or sewage treatment works;

(cc)

where F10 it enters into an agreement under subsection (2) of the said section 3A or under subsection (2) of section 16A of this Act (and subject to the terms of that agreement), all private sewers F11 and private SUD systems , or as the case may be parts of sewers F11 and systems , to which the agreement relates;

(d)

all sewage treatment works F12 and SUD systems taken over by F4it by virtue of an agreement under section 8 above; and

(e)

all sewage treatment works F13and SUD systemstaken over by F4it under section 17 below.

(2)

Private sewers F14, private SUD systems and junctions with sewers referred to in the foregoing subsection which are completed after F15F16the date when section 21 of the Water Industry (Scotland) Act 2002 (asp 3) comes into force shall vest in F17Scottish Water on the date of their completion, and the works F18and SUD systems referred to in paragraph (e) of the foregoing subsection shall vest in F19Scottish Water in accordance with the provisions of section 17 below.

(3)

All sewers, junctions therewith, drains F20 , SUD systemsand sewage treatment works vested in F2Scottish Water shall be the property of F21Scottish Water which shall be solely responsible for their management, maintenance and renewal.

(4)

In this section “junction” means the junction between a public sewer and any other sewer or drain.