(1)[F1Scottish Water] F2... may make byelaws for preventing waste, undue consumption, misuse or contamination of water supplied by [F3it], and such byelaws may, without prejudice to the foregoing generality, include provisions—

(a)prescribing the size, nature, design, materials, strength and workmanship, and the mode of arrangement, connection, disconnection, alteration and repair of the water fittings to be used; and

(b)forbidding the use of any water fittings which are of such a nature or design or are so arranged or connected as to cause or permit, or be likely to cause or permit, waste, undue consumption, misuse, erroneous measurement or contamination of water, or reverberation in pipes.

(2)If a person contravenes the provisions of any byelaw made under this section, [F4Scottish Water] F2... may, whether proceedings have been taken in respect of the offence or not, cause any water fittings belonging to or used by that person which are not in accordance with the requirements of the byelaws to be altered, repaired or replaced, and may recover the expenses reasonably incurred by [F5it] in so doing from the person in default.

(3)Nothing in this section, or in any byelaw made thereunder, shall apply to any fittings used on premises which belong to a railway company and are held or used by them for the purposes of their railway, so long as those fittings are not of such a nature or design or so arranged or connected as to cause or permit waste, undue consumption, misuse or contamination of water supplied by [F6Scottish Water] or board or reverberation in pipes:

[F7(4)Where [F8Scottish Water considers] that a byelaw made by [F9it] under this section ought not to operate in relation to any particular case or class of cases [F10it] may, with the consent of the Secretary of State, relax the requirements of, or dispense with compliance with, that byelaw accordingly:

(a)shall not give his consent before the expiration of one month from the giving of the notice; and

(b)shall, before giving his consent, take into consideration any relevant objection which may have been received by him.]