10 Agreements by water undertakers to adopt infrastructure
Water Act 2014 (2014 c 21) | Legislation

Agreements to adopt infrastructure

10  Agreements by water undertakers to adopt infrastructure

(1)     The Water Industry Act 1991 is amended as follows.

(2)     In section 51A (agreements to adopt a water main or service pipe at a future date)—

(a)     in subsection (3) (application to make an agreement under section 51A), for the words from “make an application” to the end there is substituted “request a water undertaker to make an agreement under this section.”;

(b)     subsections (4) to (8) are repealed;

(c)     after subsection (9) there is inserted—

“(9A)     The reference in subsection (9) to an agreement made under this section includes a reference to—

(a)     an order under section 51B which is deemed to be an agreement by virtue of section 51B(5), and

(b)     an agreement which has been varied by order under section 51C(1).”.

(3)     For section 51B (appeals with respect to adoption) and section 51C (financial conditions of compliance) there is substituted—

“51B Adoption at a future date: orders by Authority

(1)     This section applies where a person constructing or proposing to construct a water main or service pipe makes a request to a water undertaker under section 51A(3).

(2)     The person or the

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