11 Agreements by sewerage undertakers to adopt infrastructure

11  Agreements by sewerage undertakers to adopt infrastructure

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

(2)     In section 104 (agreements to adopt a sewer, drain or sewage disposal works at a future date)—

(a)     in subsection (2) (application to make an agreement under section 104), for the words from “make an application” to the end there is substituted “request a sewerage undertaker to make an agreement under this section.”;

(b)     subsections (3), (4) and (6A) are repealed;

(c)     after subsection (5) there is inserted—

“(5A)     The reference in subsection (5) to an agreement made under this section includes a reference to—

(a)     an order under section 105ZA which is deemed to be an agreement by virtue of section 105ZA(5), and

(b)     any agreement which has been varied by order under section 105ZB(1).”.

(3)     After section 105 there is inserted—

“105ZA Adoption at a future date: orders by Authority

(1)     This section applies where a person mentioned in section 104(1)(a) or (b) makes a request to a sewerage undertaker under section 104(2).

(2)     The person or the sewerage undertaker may apply to the Authority for an order under subsection (4) if the person and the sewerage

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