Roads (Scotland) Act 1984

The Sewerage (Scotland) Act 1968 (c. 47)

64 (1) The Sewerage (Scotland) Act 1968 shall be amended in accordance with this paragraph.

(2) In section 3(1) and (2) (construction of public sewers and public sewage treatment works), for the word "street", wherever it occurs, there shall be substituted the word " road " .

(3) In section 12(7) (breaking open street in relation to connecting premises with public sewer etc.), for the word " street", in both places where it occurs, there shall be substituted the word " road " .

(4) In section 41 (power to break open streets)—

(a) for the words " the carriageway and footways of any street and of any bridge carrying a street" there shall be substituted the words " any road, any bridge carrying a road, " ;

(b) for the words from " or vault" to " footway", where it first occurs, there shall be substituted the words " , vault, sewer, drain or tunnel in or under a road " ; and

(c) for the words " carriageway or footway ", where they occur for the second time, there shall be substituted the word " road " .

(5) In section 59(1) (interpretation)—

(a) after the definition of " river purification authority" there shall be inserted the following definition—

• “' road' has the same meaning as in the Public Utilities Street Works Act 1950 ;”;

(b) the definition of " street" shall cease to have effect; and

(c) after the definition of " trade premises" there shall be inserted the following definition—

• “' trunk road' has the same meaning as in the Roads (Scotland) Act 1984 ;”.