Part 3

Miscellaneous

Water conservation

Water conservation by public authorities
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1
In exercising its functions and conducting its affairs, each public authority shall take into account, where relevant, the desirability of conserving water supplied or to be supplied to premises.
2
In subsection (1), “public authority” means any of the following—
a
a Minister of the Crown (within the meaning of the Ministers of the Crown Act 1975 (c. 26)),
b
a Government department,
c
the Assembly,
d
a local authority (within the meaning of section 270(1) of the Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70)),
e
a person holding an office—
i
under the Crown,
ii
created or continued in existence by a public general Act, or
iii
the remuneration in respect of which is paid out of money provided by Parliament,
f
a statutory undertaker (being any person who, by virtue of section 262 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (c. 8) is or is deemed to be a statutory undertaker for any purpose), and
g
any other public body of any description.