Section 17B: Meaning of supply system, Water Industry Act 1991

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In this Chapter, references to the supply system of a water undertaker are, in the case of an undertaker whose area is wholly or mainly in England, references to the system comprising the following—

any reservoirs and other places of storage and any treatment works developed or maintained by the water undertaker for the purpose of complying with its duty under section 37, and

any water mains and other pipes which it is the water undertaker's duty to develop and maintain by virtue of section 37.

In this Chapter, references to the supply system of a water undertaker are , in the case of an undertaker whose area is wholly or mainly in Wales, to the system comprising the following—

any water mains and other pipes which it is the water undertaker's duty to develop and maintain by virtue of section 37 below and which are used for the purpose of conveying water from the undertaker's treatment works to the premises of customers; and

any water mains and other pipes which—

are used by the undertaker for the purpose of conveying non-domestic water from any of its sources to the premises of customers; and

are not connected to any water mains or pipes falling within paragraph (a) above or to any water mains or other pipes connected to the treatment works mentioned in that paragraph (whether directly or indirectly),

and in sub-paragraph (i) above the reference to non-domestic water is to water supplied other than for domestic or food production purposes.

In subsection (5)(a) above, the reference to treatment works is a reference to the works designated from time to time by the Secretary of State as treatment works for the purposes of this subsection.

Before designating any works for the purposes of subsection (6) above, the Secretary of State shall consult the Assembly.

A list of any works designated for the purposes of subsection (6) above shall be published from time to time by the Secretary of State in such manner as he considers appropriate for the purpose of bringing the designations to the attention of persons likely to be affected by them.

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Section 17B: Meaning of supply system

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