SCHEDULE 4 Sewerage Undertakers' Duties as Regards Sewerage Licensees

SCHEDULE 4 Sewerage Undertakers' Duties as Regards Sewerage Licensees

Section 4

After Chapter 2 of Part 4 of the Water Industry Act 1991 there is inserted—

“Chapter 2A
Duties Relating to Sewerage Services: Sewerage Licensees
Duties of sewerage undertakers as regards enabling the provision of sewerage services

Use of undertaker's sewerage system

117A

(1)     This section applies where a sewerage licensee with a retail authorisation (“Lâ€) requests a sewerage undertaker to permit the use of the undertaker's sewerage system for the purpose of enabling L to provide sewerage services in respect of premises that—

(a)     L is to serve in accordance with L's retail authorisation, and

(b)     are in the area of the sewerage undertaker.

(2)     Where this section applies, the undertaker must in accordance with a section 117E agreement take such steps—

(a)     for the purpose of connecting the drains or sewers of the premises in question to the undertaker's sewerage system, or

(b)     in respect of that system,

as may be provided for in that agreement in order to enable the requested use of that system.

(3)     A sewerage undertaker is not required by this section to permit the use of its sewerage

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