Part I General Provisions as to Sewerage

Duties and powers of local authorities

3 Construction etc. of public sewers and public sewage treatment works.

(1)

Subject to the provisions of this Act, F1Scottish Water may, F2...—

(a)

construct a public sewer F3 or SUD system—

(i)

in, under or over any F4road, or under any cellar or vault below any F4road;

(ii)

in, on or over any land not forming part of a F4road;

(b)

construct public sewage treatment works in or on any land held by F5it or appropriated for the purpose.

(2)

Before commencing construction of a sewer F6 or SUD system in, on or over any land not forming part of a F4road, F7Scottish Water shall serve notice of F8its intention on the owner and the occupier of land concerned together with a description of the proposed works and of the right to object thereto, and if within 2 months after the service of the notice the owner or the occupier objects to the proposed works, and that objection is not withdrawn, F9Scottish Water shall not proceed to execute the works without consent aftermentioned but may refer the matter by summary application to the sheriff who may grant consent to the proposed works either unconditionally or subject to such terms and conditions as he thinks just, or who may withhold his consent, and the decision of the sheriff on the matter shall be final.

(3)

Section F10192 of the Local Government (Scotland) Act F101973 (service of notices) shall apply to notices F11served by F12Scottish Water under subsection (2) above relating to land as it applies to notices F13served by a local authority relating to premises.

(4)

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