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34For section 49 (which relates to payment for water supplied by meter) there shall be substituted—
(1)Subject to the provisions of this section, where water is supplied by meter by a water authority, they may make—
(a)such a standing charge as they may from time to time consider appropriate, irrespective of whether any water is consumed on the premises; and
(b)charges calculated on the amount of water, if any, actually so consumed.
(2)Charges payable under this section shall be payable—
(a)in the case of premises (other than premises constituting the residential part of part residential subjects) in respect of which there is an entry on the valuation roll, by the occupier of the premises in respect of which they are due; or
(b)in the case of a dwelling within the meaning of section 72(2) of the 1992 Act, by the person or persons who—
(i)are liable to pay council tax on the dwelling; or
(ii)would have been so liable had the building not been exempt from council tax under section 72(6) of that Act.
(3)Charges payable under this section, including charges for any meter supplied by the authority, shall be recoverable in the manner in which non-domestic rates are recoverable.
(4)No charges shall be made under this section in relation to any lands and heritages such as are mentioned in section 5 (rebates for institutions in Scotland for the disabled) of the [1978 c. 40.] Rating (Disabled Persons) Act 1978 during any rebate period (within the meaning of section 6(2) of that Act)”.
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