F1Scottish Water may in any F2road lay such service pipes with such stopcocks and other fittings as F4it deems necessary for supplying water to premises F3, and may from time to time inspect, repair, alter or renew and may at any time remove any service pipe laid in a F2road whether by virtue of this section or otherwise:

Where a service pipe has been lawfully laid in, on or over any land not forming part of a F9road, F10Scottish Water may from time to time enter upon that land and inspect, repair, alter, renew or remove the then existing pipe or lay a new pipe in substitution therefor, but shall pay compensation for any damage done by them.

Any dispute as to the amount of compensation to be paid under this sub-paragraph shall be determined by arbitration.

Upon receipt of such a notice as is referred to in the last foregoing paragraph, F15Scottish Water shall, within 14 days after the person by whom the notice was given has laid a supply pipe in accordance with the provisions of the last foregoing paragraph, lay the necessary communication pipe and any part of the supply pipe which is to be laid in a F16road and shall connect the communication pipe with the supply pipe:

The whole, or such part as F19Scottish Water may think fit, of the expenses reasonably incurred by F20Scottish Water in executing the work which F21it is required or authorised by this paragraph to execute shall be repaid to F22it by the person by whom the notice was given and may be recovered by F22it from him:

Notwithstanding anything in the foregoing provisions of this paragraph, F24where such a notice as aforesaid is given to Scottish Water, it may, within seven days after the receipt thereof, require the person giving the notice either to pay to F25it in advance the cost of the work, as estimated by F26its engineer, or to give security for payment thereof to F26its satisfaction, and, where F27it makes such a requirement, the period of 14 days referred to in sub-paragraph (1) of this paragraph shall not commence to run until the requirement has been complied with.

If any payment so made to F28Scottish Water exceeds the expenses which under the foregoing provisions of this paragraph F29it would be entitled to recover from the person giving the notice, the excess shall be repaid by F25it , and, if and so far as those expenses are not covered by the payment, F29it may recover the balance from him.

Subject to the provisions of this paragraph F30Scottish Water may require the provision of a separate service pipe for each house supplied, or to be supplied by F31it , with water.

If, in the case of a house already supplied with water but not having a separate service pipe, F32Scottish Water gives notice to the owner of the house, requiring the provision of such a pipe, the owner shall within F33such period of not less than three months as the notice shall specify lay so much of the required pipe as will constitute a supply pipe and is not required to be laid in a F34road, and F35Scottish Water shall, within 14 days after he has done so, lay so much of the required pipe as will constitute a communication pipe or a supply pipe to be laid in a F34road and make all necessary connections.

If an owner upon whom a notice has been served under the last foregoing sub-paragraph fails to comply therewith, F36Scottish Water may F37itself execute the work which he was required to execute.

The expenses reasonably incurred by F38Scottish Water in executing the work which F39it is required by sub-paragraph (2) to execute, or which F39it is empowered by the last foregoing sub-paragraph to execute, shall be repaid to F40it by the owner of the house and may be recovered by F40it from him, but without prejudice to the rights and obligations as between themselves, of the owner and occupier of the house.

On every service pipe laid after 16th May 1946 F46Scottish Water shall, and on every service pipe laid before that date F46Scottish Water may, fit a stopcock enclosed in a covered box, or pit, of such size as may be reasonably necessary.