to provide, improve and extend such a system of public sewers (whether inside its area or elsewhere) and so to cleanse and maintain those sewers F1and any lateral drains which belong to or vest in the undertaker as to ensure that that area is and continues to be effectually drained; and

to make provision for the emptying of those sewers and such further provision (whether inside its area or elsewhere) as is necessary from time to time for effectually dealing, by means of sewage disposal works or otherwise, with the contents of those sewers.

to its existing and likely future obligations to allow for the discharge of trade effluent into its public sewers; and

to the need to provide for the disposal of trade effluent which is so discharged.

by the Secretary of State; or

with the consent of or in accordance with a general authorisation given by the Secretary of State, by the Director.

of facilitating the determination of the extent to which breaches of the obligations imposed by virtue of the following provisions of this Part are to amount to breaches of the duty imposed by section 94 above; or

of supplementing that duty by establishing overall standards of performance in relation to the provision of sewerage services by any sewerage undertaker,

include in a standard of performance a requirement for a sewerage undertaker, in prescribed circumstances, to inform a person of his rights by virtue of any such regulations;

provide for any dispute under the regulations to be referred by either party to the dispute to F2the Authority;

make provision for the procedure to be followed in connection with any such reference and for F2the Authority's determination on such a reference to be enforceable in such manner as may be prescribed;

prescribe circumstances in which a sewerage undertaker is to be exempted from requirements of the regulations.

the compensation paid by sewerage undertakers under regulations under section 95(2) above; and

the levels of overall performance achieved by sewerage undertakers in connection with the provision of sewerage services.

as respects each standard prescribed by regulations under section 95(2) above, the number of cases in which compensation was paid and the aggregate amount or value of that compensation; and

as respects each standard established by regulations under section 95(1)(b) above, such information with respect to the level of performance achieved by the undertaker as may be so specified.

any matter which relates to the affairs of an individual, where publication of that matter would or might, in the opinion of the Director, seriously and prejudicially affect the interests of that individual; and

any matter which relates specifically to the affairs of a particular body of persons, whether corporate or unincorporate, where publication of that matter would or might, in the opinion of the Director, seriously and prejudicially affect the interests of that body.

on an application by the Authority, in accordance with subsections (1) to (3) below; or

otherwise than on such an application, in accordance with subsections (4) to (8) below.

the Secretary of State has considered F13the summary mentioned in subsection (2)(bb) below, F2the Authority's reasons for F2its proposals and every representation or objection which has been duly made with respect to those proposals, or any proposed modifications of those proposals, and has not been withdrawn.

sets out F15the Authority’s proposals for the making of regulations under section 95 above;

specifies the sewerage undertaker or undertakers in relation to which it is proposed F16the regulations should apply

is accompanied by a written summary of the results of the research carried out in accordance with subsection (1A) above;; and

summarises F2the Authority's reasons for F2its proposals.

the only provisions of the regulations are F19those which in the opinion of the Secretary of State give effect to the proposals set out in the Authority’s application or to those proposals with such modifications as the Secretary of State considers appropriate; and

that the regulations will contribute towards the attainment of policies relating to public health or the environment; or

(if he does not consider that they will so contribute) that there are exceptional reasons why it is otherwise in the public interest that the regulations should be made.

give notice of his proposals;

consider the results of the research carried out in accordance with subsection (7) below; and

consider every representation or objection with respect to the proposals which has been duly made and not withdrawn.

summarise the Secretary of State’s reasons for his proposals;

specify the sewerage undertaker or undertakers in relation to which it is proposed the regulations should apply; and

specify the period within which objections or representations with respect to the proposals may be made.

the Authority;

the Council;

every sewerage undertaker to which the regulations will apply;

persons or bodies appearing to the Secretary of State to be representative of persons likely to be affected by the regulations; and

such other persons or bodies as the Secretary of State may consider appropriate.

the standards of overall performance established under section 95(1)(b) above which are applicable to that undertaker; and

that undertaker’s level of performance as respects each of those standards.