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Water Act 2000
sec.1000Entering private water supply agreements
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### sec.1000 Entering private water supply agreements
This section applies for a former water area if—
all the registered owners of land (the relevant land ) being supplied with water from the area enter into a written agreement about supplying water to the relevant land; and
the area is, under section 1083 (2) , an authority area; and
the chief executive is performing the functions of a water authority for the area.
The agreement (a private water supply agreement ) must state—
the water, land and works to which the agreement applies; and
the arrangements for supplying the water to each registered owner’s land; and
the arrangements for the maintenance or replacement of the works and the sharing of the cost of the maintenance or replacement; and
the arrangements for accessing the works; and
provisions for the cancellation of the agreement with the consent of all parties.
s 1000 ins 2005 No. 19 s 155
(sec.1000-ssec.1) This section applies for a former water area if— all the registered owners of land (the relevant land ) being supplied with water from the area enter into a written agreement about supplying water to the relevant land; and the area is, under section 1083 (2) , an authority area; and the chief executive is performing the functions of a water authority for the area.
(sec.1000-ssec.2) The agreement (a private water supply agreement ) must state— the water, land and works to which the agreement applies; and the arrangements for supplying the water to each registered owner’s land; and the arrangements for the maintenance or replacement of the works and the sharing of the cost of the maintenance or replacement; and the arrangements for accessing the works; and provisions for the cancellation of the agreement with the consent of all parties.
- (a) all the registered owners of land (the relevant land ) being supplied with water from the area enter into a written agreement about supplying water to the relevant land; and
- (b) the area is, under section 1083 (2) , an authority area; and
- (c) the chief executive is performing the functions of a water authority for the area.
- (a) the water, land and works to which the agreement applies; and
- (b) the arrangements for supplying the water to each registered owner’s land; and
- (c) the arrangements for the maintenance or replacement of the works and the sharing of the cost of the maintenance or replacement; and
- (d) the arrangements for accessing the works; and
- (e) provisions for the cancellation of the agreement with the consent of all parties.