Water Industry (Scotland) Act 2002

66(1)Schedule 3 (provisions as to breaking open roads and laying communication and supply pipes) is amended as follows.

(2)In paragraph 1—

(a)for “a water authority” substitute “Scottish Water”,

(b)in the proviso, for “they” substitute “it”.

(3)In paragraph 2(2)—

(a)for “the authority propose” substitute “Scottish Water proposes”,

(b)for “they” substitute “it”,

(c)for “the authority” substitute “Scottish Water”.

(4)In paragraph 4—

(a)in sub-paragraph (1)—

(i)for “A water authority” substitute “Scottish Water”,

(ii)for “they deem” substitute “it deems”,

(iii)in the proviso, for “the authority” substitute “Scottish Water”,

(b)in sub-paragraph (2), for “the authority” substitute “Scottish Water”.

(5)In paragraph 5—

(a)for “any water authority” substitute “Scottish Water”,

(b)for “the authority” substitute “Scottish Water”.

(6)In paragraph 6—

(a)in sub-paragraph (1)—

(i)for “the authority” substitute “Scottish Water”,

(ii)for “they” in the first place where it occurs substitute “it”,

(iii)for “they think” substitute “it thinks”,

(b)in sub-paragraph (2)—

(i)for “the water authority” substitute “Scottish Water”,

(ii)for “the authority” in the first place where the expression occurs substitute “Scottish Water”,

(iii)for “they are” substitute “it is”,

(iv)for “them” in each place where it occurs substitute “it”,

(v)for “the authority lay” substitute “Scottish Water lays”,

(c)in sub-paragraph (3)—

(i)for “an authority to whom such a notice as aforesaid is given”, substitute “where such a notice as aforesaid is given to Scottish Water, it”,

(ii)for “them” in both places where it occurs substitute “it”,

(iii)for “their” in both places where it occurs substitute “its”,

(iv)for “they make” substitute “it makes”,

(v)for “the authority” substitute “Scottish Water”,

(vi)for “they” in the second and third places where it occurs substitute “it”.

(7)In paragraph 7—

(a)in sub-paragraph (1)—

(i)for “the authority” substitute “Scottish Water”,

(ii)for “them” substitute “it”,

(b)in sub-paragraph (2)—

(i)for “the authority give” substitute “Scottish Water gives”,

(ii)for “three months” substitute “such period of not less than three months as the notice shall specify”,

(iii)for “the authority” in the second place where the expression occurs substitute “Scottish Water”,

(c)in sub-paragraph (3)—

(i)for “the authority” substitute “Scottish Water”,

(ii)for “themselves” substitute “itself”,

(d)in sub-paragraph (4)—

(i)for “the authority” substitute “Scottish Water”,

(ii)for “they are” in both places where the expression occurs substitute “it is”,

(iii)for “them” in both places where it occurs substitute “it”,

(e)in sub-paragraph (5)—

(i)for “the authority” in the first place where the expression occurs substitute “Scottish Water”,

(ii)for “the authority have” substitute “Scottish Water has”.

(8)In paragraph 9—

(a)in sub-paragraph (1), for “the authority” in both places where the expression occurs substitute “Scottish Water”,

(b)in sub-paragraph (2), for “the authority deem” substitute “Scottish Water deems”.