It shall be the duty of the F9appropriate agency to provide a water undertaker with all such information to which this section applies as is in the possession of the F9appropriate agency and is reasonably requested by the undertaker for purposes connected with the carrying out of its functions.

It shall be the duty of the F9appropriate agency to provide a licensed water supplier with all such information to which this section applies as is in the possession of the F9appropriate agency and is reasonably requested by the supplier for purposes connected with the carrying on of activities under its licence.

It shall be the duty of every water undertaker to provide the F9appropriate agency with all such information to which this section applies as is in the possession of the undertaker and is reasonably requested by the F9appropriate agency for purposes connected with the carrying out of any of its functions.

It shall be the duty of every licensed water supplier to provide the F9appropriate agency with all such information to which this section applies as is in the possession of the supplier and is reasonably requested by the F9appropriate agency for purposes connected with the carrying out of any of its functions.

Information provided to a water undertaker, to a licensed water supplier or to the F9appropriate agency under subsection (1), (1A), (2) or (2A) above shall be provided in such form and in such manner and at such times as the undertaker, the supplier or the F9appropriate agency, as the case may be, may reasonably require.

Information provided under F5subsection (1), (1A), (2) or (2A) above to a water undertakerF6, to a licensed water supplier or to the F9appropriate agency shall be provided free of charge.

In this section “controlled waters” has the same meaning as in Part III of this Act.

Any reference in this section to a licensed water supplier is a reference to a company holding a licence under Chapter 1A of Part 2 of the Water Industry Act 1991.