It shall be the duty of the F9appropriate agency to provide a water undertaker with all such information to which this section applies as is in the possession of the F9appropriate agency and is reasonably requested by the undertaker for purposes connected with the carrying out of its functions.

It shall be the duty of the F9appropriate agency to provide a F10water supply licensee with all such information to which this section applies as is in the possession of the F9appropriate agency and is reasonably requested by the F11licensee for purposes connected with the carrying on of activities under F12the licensee's licence.

It shall be the duty of every water undertaker to provide the F9appropriate agency with all such information to which this section applies as is in the possession of the undertaker and is reasonably requested by the F9appropriate agency for purposes connected with the carrying out of any of its functions.

It shall be the duty of every F13water supply licensee to provide the F9appropriate agency with all such information to which this section applies as is in the possession of the F14licensee and is reasonably requested by the F9appropriate agency for purposes connected with the carrying out of any of its functions.

Information provided to a water undertaker, to a F15water supply licensee or to the F9appropriate agency under subsection (1), (1A), (2) or (2A) above shall be provided in such form and in such manner and at such times as the undertaker, the F16licensee or the F9appropriate agency, as the case may be, may reasonably require.

Information provided under F5subsection (1), (1A), (2) or (2A) above to a water undertaker F6, to a F17water supply licensee or to the F9appropriate agency shall be provided free of charge.

In this section “controlled waters” has the same meaning as in Part III of this Act.

Any reference in this section to a F18water supply licensee is a reference to F20a person holding a licence under Chapter 1A of Part 2 of the Water Industry Act 1991.