Specified circumstances in which prohibition on use of a sewerage system does not apply
2.—(1) Section 117P(1) of the Water Industry Act 1991 (prohibition on unauthorised use of sewerage system) does not apply where—
(a)a sewerage undertaker(1) provides sewerage services to any premises; and
(b)provision of those services—
(i)involves use of the sewerage system of another sewerage undertaker whose area is wholly or mainly in England; and
(ii)is under a main connection agreement or an old main connection agreement.
(2) In this regulation—
“main connection agreement” has the meaning given in section 110A(11) of the Water Industry Act 1991(2); and
“old main connection agreement” has the meaning given in section 9(3)(a) of the Water Act 2014(3).
Schedule 1 to the Interpretation Act 1978 (c. 30) provides that “sewerage undertaker”, in relation to England and Wales, shall be construed in accordance with section 6 of the Water Industry Act 1991 (appointment of relevant undertakers).
Section 110A was substituted by section 9(1) of the Water Act 2014.