(1)Scottish Water must make a scheme (referred to in this Act as a “charges scheme”) which fixes the charges to be paid for services provided by Scottish Water in the exercise of its core functions.
(2)A charges scheme must be made by reference to a determination made under section 29B.
(3)In particular, the scheme must not fix in any case a charge exceeding any maximum charge applying to the case by virtue of the determination.
(4)A charges scheme may make provision with respect to the times and methods of payment of the charges fixed by the scheme.
(5)The Scottish Ministers and the Commission must provide Scottish Water with such information as it reasonably requires for the purposes of making a charges scheme.
(6)Scottish Water must send a charges scheme to the Commission for approval by such date as the Scottish Ministers may direct.
(7)The Commission may approve a charges scheme with or without modifications.
(8)If the Commission approves a charges scheme with modifications, it must give its reasons for doing so.
(9)When a charges scheme is approved by the Commission, Scottish Water must—
(a)make arrangements for allowing any person to—
(i)inspect the scheme at any reasonable time,
(ii)obtain a copy of the scheme or part of it on payment of such reasonable fee (if any) as Scottish Water may determine, and
(b)publicise those arrangements and publish a summary of the scheme.
(10)Following approval of a charges scheme by the Commission, the scheme comes into effect on such date as is specified in the scheme.]
Textual Amendments
F1Ss. 29-29G substituted for s. 29 (1.7.2005) by Water Services etc. (Scotland) Act 2005 (asp 3), ss. 21(1), 37(2) (with s. 36); S.S.I. 2005/351, art. 2, sch. 2