26(1)The Water (Scotland) Act 1980 shall be amended as follows.E+W+S
(2)In Schedule 1 (procedure in relation to orders and byelaws)—
(a)in paragraph 2(ii), after the words “public undertakers” there shall be inserted the words “or licence holder within the meaning of Part I of the Electricity Act 1989”, and after the words “authorised by” there shall be inserted the words “or by virtue of”;
(b)in paragraph 6, after the words “undertakers” there shall be inserted the words “or licence holder”;
(c)in paragraph 11(ii), after the words “public undertakers” there shall be inserted the words “or licence holder within the meaning of Part I of the Electricity Act 1989”, and after the words “authorised by” there shall be inserted the words “or by virtue of”; and
(d)in paragraph 15, after the word “undertakers” there shall be inserted the words “or licence holder”.
(3)In Schedule 4 (provisions to be incorporated in orders relating to statutory undertakers)—
(a)in section 5(4), for the words from “the expressions” to the end there shall be substituted the words—
““electric line” has the same meaning as in Part I of the Electricity Act 1989;
“electricity undertakers” means public electricity suppliers within the meaning of Part I of the Electricity Act 1989 and persons authorised by a licence under that Part to generate or transmit electricity.”; and
(b)in paragraph (b) of the proviso to section 36, for the words “electricity undertakers” there shall be substituted the words “public electricity supplier (within the meaning of Part I of the Electricity Act 1989) or any person authorised by a licence under that Part to generate or transmit electricity.”