SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 7Further amendments

Water Industry Act 1991 (c. 56)

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(1)

Section 175 (offence of tampering with meter) is amended as follows.

(2)

In subsection (1) (offence of tampering) for “or licensed water supplier” there is substituted “ , water supply licensee or sewerage licensee ”.

(3)

In subsection (3) (meaning of “appropriate consent”)—

(a)

for paragraph (b) there is substituted—

“(b)

if the meter is used by one water supply licensee, the consent of that licensee;

(ba)

if the meter is used by one sewerage licensee, the consent of that licensee;”;

(b)

in paragraph (c), for sub-paragraph (ii) there is substituted—

“(ii)

a water supply licensee;

(iii)

a sewerage licensee,”.