http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1991/56/section/110CWater Industry Act 1991 An Act to consolidate enactments relating to the supply of water and the provision of sewerage services, with amendments to give effect to recommendations of the Law Commission.1991-07-25texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2026-09-23Expert Participation2026-09-14 Part IV SEWERAGE SERVICES chapter II PROVISION OF SEWERAGE SERVICES Connections between public sewers<Addition ChangeId="key-d5e8e4cea2b60431d06ad10a95542d99-1620491658959" CommentaryRef="key-d5e8e4cea2b60431d06ad10a95542d99">Codes in respect of main connection agreements</Addition>110C1The Authority may issue one or more codes in respect of main connection agreements.2A code may make provision about—aprocedures in connection with making an agreement to permit a main connection into a sewerage undertaker's sewerage system;bprocedures in connection with varying or terminating a main connection agreement;cprocedures to be followed by the Authority in determining whether to make an order under section 110A(3) or 110B(1);dthe terms and conditions of a main connection agreement, including terms as to the duration of such an agreement;eprinciples for determining the terms and conditions that should or should not be incorporated into a main connection agreement;fthe steps to be taken by the Authority in determining whether a person is complying with the code.3If the Authority considers that a sewerage undertaker is not acting as required by a code, the Authority may give the undertaker a direction to do, or not to do, a particular thing specified in the direction.4The Authority may not give a direction under subsection (3) requiring a person to enter into, vary or terminate an agreement.5It is the duty of a sewerage undertaker to comply with a direction under subsection (3), and this duty is enforceable by the Authority under section 18.6A code may make different provision for different persons or different descriptions of person.7The Authority may from time to time revise a code issued under this section and issue a revised code.8A revised code may include provision for applying any of its revisions to main connection agreements made before the revised code comes into force.Pt. IV: power to apply conferred (1.12.1991) by Water Resources Act 1991 (c. 57, SIF 130), ss. 78(2)(b), 225(2).Pt. IV saved (1.12.1991) by Statutory Water Companies Act 1991 (c. 58, SIF 130), ss. 1(4), 17(2).Ss. 110A-110J substituted for s. 110A (1.11.2016 for the substitution of ss. 110A, 110B, 110J, 1.4.2018 for E. for specified purposes, 1.4.2019 for W. in so far as not already in force) by Water Act 2014 (c. 21), ss. 9(1), 94(3) (with s. 9(2)(3)); S.I. 2016/1007, art. 2(c)(i); S.I. 2017/1288, art. 3(b); S.I. 2018/397, art. 2(b)