New clause 19 - Power to require adoption of private sewers
Water Bill [Lords]
10:45 am
'After section 102 of the WIA there is inserted—
''102A Power to require adoption of private sewers
(1) The Secretary of State may be regulations establish a scheme to enable a sewerage undertaker to be required to adopt a sewer to which this section applies.
(2) A scheme under this section may apply to any sewer which is—
(a) situated within the area of a sewerage undertaker or which serves the whole or any part of that area; and
(b) not vested in a sewerage undertaker.
(3) Regulations under subsection (1) may amend section 105 so as to extend the appeals procedure to the scheme, provided that the appeal shall be heard by a person other than the person imposing the requirement to adopt.''.'