SCHEDULES

C5C6SCHEDULE 4 Provisions to be incorporated in Orders relating to Water Undertakings

Annotations:
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
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Sch. 4 extended by Gas Act 1986 (c. 44, SIF 44:2), s. 3, Sch. 7 para. 2 (1) (xxxviii), Sch. 8 para. 33

Part V Supply of water for public purposes

19C1 Undertakers to fix and maintain fire hydrants on pipes.

The undertakers shall, at the request of F8the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service concerned, fix fire hydrants on their mains (other than trunk mains) at such places as may be most convenient for affording a supply of water for extinguishing any fire which may break out within the limits of supply, and shall keep in good order and from time to time renew every such hydrant.

20C2 Undertakers to deposit keys of hydrants at certain places.

As soon as any such hydrant is complete, the undertakers shall, if required by the F9Scottish Fire and Rescue Service, deposit a key thereof at each place within the limits of supply where any public fire engine is kept, and in such other places as may be appointed by the F9Scottish Fire and Rescue Service.

21C3 Cost of hydrants.

The cost of such hydrants as aforesaid and of fixing, maintaining and renewing them, and of providing such keys as aforesaid shall be defrayed by the F10Scottish Fire and Rescue Service.

F721A

The Scottish Ministers may by regulations make provision as to—

a

the persons (other than Scottish Water) from whom; or

b

the circumstances in which,

F11the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service may recover costs defrayed under section 21 of this Schedule.

22C4 Hydrants to be placed near factories, etc., at request of owners or occupiers.

The undertakers shall, at the request and expense of the owner or occupier of any factory or place of business situated in, or near to, a F1road in which a pipe of the undertakers is laid (not being a trunk main, and being of sufficient dimensions to carry a hydrant) fix on the pipe and keep in good order and from time to time renew one or more fire hydrants, to be used only for extinguishing fires, as near as conveniently may be to that factory or place of business, and shall also at his expense comply as respects each such hydrant with the requirements of F2section 20 of this Schedule.

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24 Supply of water for cleansing sewers, etc., and for other public purposes.

1

In every pipe on which a hydrant is fixed the undertakers shall provide a supply of water for cleansing sewers and drains, for cleansing and watering F4roads and for supplying any public pumps, baths or washhouses.

2

A supply of water for the said purposes shall be provided at such rates, in such quantities and upon such terms and conditions as may be agreed between the F5local authority concerned and the undertakers F6or, in relation to roads for which the Secretary of State is roads authority, between the Secretary of State and the undertakers.