Subject to subsections (2) and (3) and section 66K below, no person shall use a water undertaker's supply system for the purpose of supplying water to any premises of—
Subsection (1) above shall not apply where the supply is made—
The Secretary of State may by regulations specify further circumstances in which subsection (1) above shall not apply.
A person who contravenes subsection (1) above shall be guilty of an offence.
Any undertaking entered into which involves a contravention of subsection (1) above shall be unenforceable.
A person guilty of an offence under this section shall be liable—
No proceedings for an offence under this section shall be instituted except by—
The functions of—
are exercisable by the Assembly (and not by the Secretary of State) in relation to any supply system of a water undertaker whose area is wholly or mainly in Wales.
For the purposes of this section, a person (A) is associated with another person (B) if they would be associated with each other for the purposes of Schedule 2A if A were a water supply licensee.
In this section and sections 66J and 66L below, references to the supply system of a water undertaker shall be construed in accordance with section 17B.