SCHEDULE 3Sustainable urban drainage systems: further amendments

10The 1968 Act

1

Section 12 (rights of owners and occupiers to connect with and drain into public sewers etc.) is amended as follows.

2

In subsection (1)—

a

for “or private sewers” in the first place where those words occur substitute “, private sewers or private SUD systems”,

b

after “sewers” in the second place where it occurs insert “, SUD systems”,

c

after “entitled” in the second place where it occurs insert “(a)”,

d

for “and surface water from those premises” substitute

, and

b

by means of those drains, private sewers or private SUD systems, to drain into those sewers, systems or works the surface water,

from those premises

3

In subsection (2)—

a

for “or sewers” substitute “, sewers or SUD systems”,

b

after “sewers” in the second place where it occurs insert “, SUD systems”,

c

for “or sewer” substitute “, sewer or SUD system”.

4

In subsection (3)—

a

for “or sewers” substitute “, sewers or SUD systems”,

b

after “sewers” in the second place where it occurs insert “, SUD systems”,

c

for “or sewer” substitute “, sewer or SUD system”,

d

after “sewer” in the second place where it occurs insert “, system”.

5

In subsection (8)—

a

for “or sewer” in both places where those words occur substitute “, sewer or SUD system”,

b

after “sewers” insert “, SUD systems”.