This section applies where—
It is to be the duty of the sewerage undertaker to continue to provide the sewerage services to the premises which were provided by the previous licensee.
But the Authority may give a direction to an eligible sewerage licensee (an "interim licensee") providing that it is to be the duty of that licensee to provide the sewerage services instead.
Where the premises are in a retail exit area the Authority must give a direction under subsection (3).
An "eligible sewerage licensee" is a sewerage licensee with a retail authorisation who has elected to be an eligible sewerage licensee for the purposes of this section in accordance with the code issued under section 110O.
If the Authority proposes to give a direction under subsection (3) to an eligible sewerage licensee—
Where sewerage services are provided by an undertaker under subsection (2)—
whichever is the earlier.
Where sewerage services are provided by an interim licensee by virtue of a direction given under subsection (3)—
Subsections (9) and (10) apply if, within a period of three months beginning with the date on which the previous licensee ceased to provide sewerage services to the premises, the owner or occupier of the premises serves notice—
that instead another sewerage licensee ("the new licensee") is to continue the provision of the services to the premises which were provided by the previous licensee.
The notice must—
In the case of a notice served as mentioned in subsection (8)(a), the provision of services by the new licensee is to be treated as having begun on the date on which the previous licensee ceased to provide services to the premises.