C1C2Part III WATER SUPPLY
Part III: definition of "water fittings" applied (01.12.1991) by Statutory Water Companies Act 1991 (c. 58, SIF 130), ss. 15(1), 17(2).
chapter II SUPPLY DUTIES
Other supplies
59 Supplies for other public purposes.
1
A water undertaker shall, at the request of a sewerage undertaker, highway authority or local authority, provide, from such of its pipes as are of an appropriate capacity, a supply of water for cleansing sewers and drains, for cleansing and watering highways or, as the case may be, for supplying any public pumps, baths or wash-houses.
2
A supply of water provided by a water undertaker under this section shall be provided upon such terms and conditions as may be reasonable.
3
A water main or other pipe of a water undertaker shall be treated as of an appropriate capacity for the purposes of this section if and only if it has a fire-hydrant fixed on it.
4
Nothing in this section shall require a water undertaker to do anything which it is unable to do by reason of the carrying out of any necessary works.
5
The obligations of a water undertaker under this section shall be enforceable under section 18 above by the Director.
Part III: definition of "consumer" applied (01.12.1991) by Water Resources Act 1991 (c. 57, SIF 130), ss. 176(7), 225(2).