SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 11 Water and Sewerage Charges: Scotland
F1Part I Charges for Water Services
Liability to pay council water charge
7
1
The council water charge shall be payable in respect of any dwelling which is not an exempt dwelling and in respect of which the qualifying conditions are met.
2
For the purposes of this Schedule—
“dwelling” has the meaning assigned to it by section 72(2) of this Act;
“chargeable dwelling” means any dwelling in respect of which council water charge is payable; and
“exempt dwelling” means any dwelling of a class prescribed by an order made by the Secretary of State.
3
For the purposes of sub-paragraph (2) above, a class of dwelling may be prescribed by reference to—
a
the physical characteristics of dwellings;
b
the fact that dwellings are unoccupied or are occupied for prescribed purposes or are occupied or owned by persons of prescribed descriptions; or
c
such other factors as the Secretary of State thinks fit.
8
The qualifying conditions for the purposes of paragraph 7 above are—
a
that a water authority provide a supply of water to that dwelling;
b
that the water is not supplied wholly by meter; and
c
that the supply is not one which the water authority—
i
were, immediately before 16th May 1949; and
ii
continue to be,
under an obligation to provide free of charge.
Sch. 11 Pt. I. (ss. 1-12) repealed (19.2.1996 subject to art. 2(2) of the commencing S.I.) by 1994 c. 39, s. 180(2), Sch. 14 (with s. 128(8)); S.I. 1996/323, art. 2(1)(d)(v)(2)