3.—(1) As respects water services and sewerage services provided within a service year by Scottish Water to a dwelling situated within a local authority’s area, the local authority (and not Scottish Water) must demand and recover the charges payable for those services under a charges scheme.
(2) Paragraph (1) does not apply as respects the provision of such water services and sewerage services to a dwelling where the provision of the water services is charged on a metered basis.