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Matched Legal Cases: ['Art. 216', 'art. 1', 'art. 2', 'art. 3', 'Art. 217', 'art. 1', 'art. 2', 'art. 3', 'Art. 218', 'art. 218', 'art. 1', 'art. 218', 'art. 2', 'art. 3', 'Art. 219', 'art. 219', 'art. 1', 'art. 219', 'art. 2', 'art. 3', 'Art. 220', 'art. 1', 'art. 2', 'art. 3', 'Art. 221', 'art. 1', 'art. 2', 'art. 3', 'Art. 222', 'art. 1', 'art. 2', 'art. 3', 'Art. 223', 'art. 1', 'art. 2', 'art. 3', 'Art. 224', 'art. 1', 'art. 2', 'art. 3', 'Art. 225', 'art. 1', 'art. 2', 'art. 3', 'Art. 226', 'art. 1', 'art. 2', 'art. 3', 'Art. 227', 'art. 1', 'art. 2', 'art. 3', 'Art. 228', 'art. 228', 'art. 1', 'art. 228', 'art. 2', 'art. 3', 'Art. 229', 'art. 1', 'art. 2', 'art. 3', 'Art. 230', 'art. 1', 'art. 2', 'art. 3', 'Art. 231', 'art. 1', 'art. 2', 'art. 3', 'Art. 232', 'art. 1', 'art. 2', 'art. 3', 'Art. 233', 'art. 1', 'art. 2', 'art. 3', 'Art. 235', 'art. 1', 'art. 2', 'art. 3', 'Art. 236', 'art. 236', 'art. 236', 'Art. 236', 'art. 46', 'art. 2', 'art. 3', 'Art. 236', 'art. 46', 'art. 2', 'art. 3', 'Art. 236', 'art. 46', 'art. 2', 'art. 3', 'Art. 236', 'art. 46', 'art. 2', 'art. 3', 'Art. 236', 'art. 1', 'art. 2', 'art. 3', 'Art. 237', 'art. 1', 'art. 2', 'art. 3', 'Art. 238', 'art. 1', 'art. 2', 'art. 3', 'Art. 239', 'art. 1', 'art. 2', 'art. 3', 'Art. 240', 'art. 20', 'art. 2', 'art. 3', 'Art. 240', 'art. 1', 'art. 2', 'art. 3', 'art. 241', 'art. 241', 'art. 241', 'art. 241', 'Art. 241', 'art. 1', 'art. 2', 'art. 3', 'Art. 242', 'art. 1', 'art. 2', 'art. 3', 'Art. 243', 'art. 243', 'art. 1', 'art. 243', 'art. 2', 'art. 3', 'Art. 244', 'art. 244', 'art. 1', 'art. 244', 'art. 2', 'art. 3', 'Art. 245', 'art. 1', 'art. 2', 'art. 3', 'Art. 246', 'art. 1', 'art. 2', 'art. 3', 'art. 247', 'art. 247', 'art. 247', 'Art. 247', 'art. 1', 'art. 2', 'art. 3', 'Art. 248', 'art. 1', 'art. 2', 'art. 3', 'Art. 249', 'art. 1', 'art. 2', 'art. 3', 'Art. 250', 'art. 1', 'art. 2', 'art. 3', 'Art. 251', 'art. 1', 'art. 2', 'art. 3', 'Art. 252', 'art. 1', 'art. 2', 'art. 3']

The Water and Sewerage Services (Northern Ireland) Order 2006, PART VIII is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 28 February 2020. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.
PART VIII N.I.UNDERTAKERS' POWERS AND WORKS
CHAPTER IN.I.UNDERTAKERS' POWERS
I2Art. 216 wholly in operation at 1.4.2007, see art. 1(2) and S.R. 2007/194, art. 2(2), Sch. 1 Pt. II (subject to art. 3, Sch. 2)
I3Art. 217 wholly in operation at 1.4.2007, see art. 1(2) and S.R. 2007/194, art. 2(2), Sch. 1 Pt. II (subject to art. 3, Sch. 2)
I4Art. 218 wholly in operation at 1.4.2007; art. 218 in operation at 1.1.2007 in so far as it confers power on a Northern Ireland department to make regulations or orders or makes provision with respect to the exercise of any such power, see art. 1(3)(e); art. 218 in operation at 1.4.2007 insofar as not already in operation by S.R. 2007/194, art. 2(2), Sch. 1 Pt. II (subject to art. 3, Sch. 2)
Pipe-layingN.I.
Power to lay pipes in a streetN.I.
219.—(1) Subject to the following provisions of this Article, to Article 223(10) and to the provisions of Chapter III, every relevant undertaker shall, for the purpose of carrying out its functions, have power—
(c)to carry out any works requisite for, or incidental to, the purposes of any works falling within sub-paragraph (a) or (b), including for those purposes the following kinds of works, that is to say—
(2) Without prejudice to the generality of paragraph (1)(c), every water undertaker shall have power to erect and keep in any street notices indicating the position of such underground accessories for its relevant pipes as may be used for—
(a)controlling or maintaining the flow of water in those pipes; or
(b)the purposes of fire-fighting.
(3) The power conferred by paragraph (2) shall include power to attach any such notice as is mentioned in that paragraph to any building, fence or other structure which is comprised in premises abutting on the street in question.
(4) A stopcock fitted to any service pipe in a street shall be situated as near as reasonably practicable to the boundary of the street; and a water undertaker shall consult with the Department before determining in accordance with this paragraph where to fit a stopcock in a road.
(5) Where a water undertaker exercises its powers under this Article for the purpose of carrying out works of maintenance, repair or renewal in relation to a service pipe belonging to a person other than the undertaker, the undertaker shall be entitled to recover from the occupier of the premises supplied by means of that pipe the expenses reasonably incurred by that undertaker in so exercising that power.
(6) Subject to Article 222(7), in this Article references to a relevant pipe shall be construed—
(a)in relation to a water undertaker, as references to a water main (including a trunk main, resource main, discharge pipe or service pipe); and
(b)in relation to a sewerage undertaker, as references to—
(ii)in relation to the exercise of a power to lay a pipe under sub-paragraph (a) of paragraph (1) or a power related to that power under sub-paragraph (c) of that paragraph, any lateral drain which the undertaker is to lay by virtue of Article 154 or 158; or
(iii)in relation to the exercise of any other power under paragraph (1), any lateral drain which belongs to or is vested for the time being in the undertaker.
(7) Paragraphs (8) and (10) apply where—
(a)an appointment or variation has been made under Article 14 replacing a company as a relevant undertaker,
(b)the appointment or variation relates only to parts of the area to which the company's appointment as relevant undertaker related, and
(c)the conditions mentioned in paragraph (5) of that Article were required to be satisfied in relation to each of the premises in those parts served by that company.
(8) Where the company which has replaced the relevant undertaker has done so as water undertaker, in the application of this Article and Article 220 in relation to that company any pipe supplying, or intended to supply, any of the premises referred to in paragraph (7)(c) with a supply of water which exceeds, or is likely to exceed, 100 megalitres in any period of 12 months shall, for the purposes of paragraph (6), be deemed to be a water main.
(9) Where the Department makes regulations under Article 14(6) amending Article 14(5)(a) it shall by regulations make the corresponding amendment in paragraph (8).
(10) Where the company which has replaced the relevant undertaker has done so as sewerage undertaker, in the application of this Article and Article 220 in relation to that company any pipe draining, or intended to drain, any of those premises shall, for the purposes of paragraph (6), be deemed to be a sewer.
I5Art. 219 wholly in operation at 1.4.2007; art. 219 in operation at 1.1.2007 in so far as it confers power on a Northern Ireland department to make regulations or orders or makes provision with respect to the exercise of any such power, see art. 1(3)(e); art. 219 in operation at 1.4.2007 insofar as not already in operation by S.R. 2007/194, art. 2(2), Sch. 1 Pt. II (subject to art. 3, Sch. 2)
I6Art. 220 wholly in operation at 1.4.2007, see art. 1(2) and S.R. 2007/194, art. 2(2), Sch. 1 Pt. II (subject to art. 3, Sch. 2)
Other works powersN.I.
Power to carry out works and discharge surface water for sewerage purposesN.I.
221.—(1) A sewerage undertaker may, by agreement with the owner or occupier of any premises, carry out at that person's expense—
I7Art. 221 wholly in operation at 1.4.2007, see art. 1(2) and S.R. 2007/194, art. 2(2), Sch. 1 Pt. II (subject to art. 3, Sch. 2)
Power to deal with foul water and pollutionN.I.
I8Art. 222 wholly in operation at 1.4.2007, see art. 1(2) and S.R. 2007/194, art. 2(2), Sch. 1 Pt. II (subject to art. 3, Sch. 2)
Works in connection with meteringN.I.
I9Art. 223 wholly in operation at 1.4.2007, see art. 1(2) and S.R. 2007/194, art. 2(2), Sch. 1 Pt. II (subject to art. 3, Sch. 2)
Power to fit stopcocksN.I.
I10Art. 224 wholly in operation at 1.4.2007, see art. 1(2) and S.R. 2007/194, art. 2(2), Sch. 1 Pt. II (subject to art. 3, Sch. 2)
Agreements for works with respect to water sourcesN.I.
(3) An agreement under this Article with the owner of any land which is expressed to be binding on and enforceable against the owner's successors in title to that land—
I11Art. 225 wholly in operation at 1.4.2007, see art. 1(2) and S.R. 2007/194, art. 2(2), Sch. 1 Pt. II (subject to art. 3, Sch. 2)
I12Art. 226 wholly in operation at 1.4.2007, see art. 1(2) and S.R. 2007/194, art. 2(2), Sch. 1 Pt. II (subject to art. 3, Sch. 2)
I13Art. 227 wholly in operation at 1.4.2007, see art. 1(2) and S.R. 2007/194, art. 2(2), Sch. 1 Pt. II (subject to art. 3, Sch. 2)
I14Art. 228 wholly in operation at 1.4.2007; art. 228 in operation at 1.1.2007 in so far as it confers power on a Northern Ireland department to make regulations or orders or makes provision with respect to the exercise of any such power, see art. 1(3)(e); art. 228 in operation at 1.4.2007 insofar as not already in operation by S.R. 2007/194, art. 2(2), Sch. 1 Pt. II (subject to art. 3, Sch. 2)
I15Art. 229 wholly in operation at 1.4.2007, see art. 1(2) and S.R. 2007/194, art. 2(2), Sch. 1 Pt. II (subject to art. 3, Sch. 2)
I16Art. 230 wholly in operation at 1.4.2007, see art. 1(2) and S.R. 2007/194, art. 2(2), Sch. 1 Pt. II (subject to art. 3, Sch. 2)
I17Art. 231 wholly in operation at 1.4.2007, see art. 1(2) and S.R. 2007/194, art. 2(2), Sch. 1 Pt. II (subject to art. 3, Sch. 2)
I18Art. 232 wholly in operation at 1.4.2007, see art. 1(2) and S.R. 2007/194, art. 2(2), Sch. 1 Pt. II (subject to art. 3, Sch. 2)
I19Art. 233 wholly in operation at 1.4.2007, see art. 1(2) and S.R. 2007/194, art. 2(2), Sch. 1 Pt. II (subject to art. 3, Sch. 2)
I20Art. 235 wholly in operation at 1.4.2007, see art. 1(2) and S.R. 2007/194, art. 2(2), Sch. 1 Pt. II (subject to art. 3, Sch. 2)
[F2(6A) In paragraph (6) the references to a sewer include any sustainable drainage system—
(9) Any person who, without the consent of a relevant undertaker, causes any building to be erected over or in the vicinity of a pipe [F3or sustainable drainage system] vested in that undertaker so as to have an effect on the use or operation of the pipe [F4or system] shall be guilty of an offence.
F2Art. 236(6A) inserted (24.5.2016 with application as mentioned in s. 8(1) of the amending Act) by Water and Sewerage Services Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 (c. 7), s. 8, Sch. 2 para. 13(2)
F3Words in art. 236(9) inserted (24.5.2016 with application as mentioned in s. 8(1) of the amending Act) by Water and Sewerage Services Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 (c. 7), s. 8, Sch. 2 para. 13(3)(a)
F4Words in art. 236(9) inserted (24.5.2016 with application as mentioned in s. 8(1) of the amending Act) by Water and Sewerage Services Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 (c. 7), s. 8, Sch. 2 para. 13(3)(b)
C2Art. 236(2) modified by Waste and Contaminated Land (Northern Ireland) Order 1997 (S.I. 1997/2778 (N.I. 19)), art. 46(2) (as substituted (1.4.2007) by Water and Sewerage Services (Northern Ireland) Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/3336 (N.I. 21)), arts. 1(2), 308(1), Sch. 12 para. 39(3) (with arts. 8(8), 121(3), 307)); S.R. 2007/194, art. 2(2), Sch. 1 Pt. II (subject to art. 3, Sch. 2)
C3Art. 236(3) modified by Waste and Contaminated Land (Northern Ireland) Order 1997 (S.I. 1997/2778 (N.I. 19)), art. 46(2) (as substituted (1.4.2007) by Water and Sewerage Services (Northern Ireland) Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/3336 (N.I. 21)), arts. 1(2), 308(1), Sch. 12 para. 39(3) (with arts. 8(8), 121(3), 307)); S.R. 2007/194, art. 2(2), Sch. 1 Pt. II (subject to art. 3, Sch. 2)
C4Art. 236(10) modified by Waste and Contaminated Land (Northern Ireland) Order 1997 (S.I. 1997/2778 (N.I. 19)), art. 46(2) (as substituted (1.4.2007) by Water and Sewerage Services (Northern Ireland) Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/3336 (N.I. 21)), arts. 1(2), 308(1), Sch. 12 para. 39(3) (with arts. 8(8), 121(3), 307)); S.R. 2007/194, art. 2(2), Sch. 1 Pt. II (subject to art. 3, Sch. 2)
C5Art. 236(13) modified by Waste and Contaminated Land (Northern Ireland) Order 1997 (S.I. 1997/2778 (N.I. 19)), art. 46(2) (as substituted (1.4.2007) by Water and Sewerage Services (Northern Ireland) Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/3336 (N.I. 21)), arts. 1(2), 308(1), Sch. 12 para. 39(3) (with arts. 8(8), 121(3), 307)); S.R. 2007/194, art. 2(2), Sch. 1 Pt. II (subject to art. 3, Sch. 2)
I21Art. 236 wholly in operation at 1.4.2007, see art. 1(2) and S.R. 2007/194, art. 2(2), Sch. 1 Pt. II (subject to art. 3, Sch. 2)
I22Art. 237 wholly in operation at 1.4.2007, see art. 1(2) and S.R. 2007/194, art. 2(2), Sch. 1 Pt. II (subject to art. 3, Sch. 2)
I23Art. 238 wholly in operation at 1.4.2007, see art. 1(2) and S.R. 2007/194, art. 2(2), Sch. 1 Pt. II (subject to art. 3, Sch. 2)
I24Art. 239 wholly in operation at 1.4.2007, see art. 1(2) and S.R. 2007/194, art. 2(2), Sch. 1 Pt. II (subject to art. 3, Sch. 2)
C6Art. 240 applied (with modifications) by Waste and Contaminated Land (Northern Ireland) Order 1997 (S.I. 1997/2778 (N.I. 19)), art. 20(6) (as substituted (1.4.2007) by Water and Sewerage Services (Northern Ireland) Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/3336 (N.I. 21)), arts. 1(2), 308(1), Sch. 12 para. 39(1) (with arts. 8(8), 121(3), 307)); S.R. 2007/194, art. 2(2), Sch. 1 Pt. II (subject to art. 3, Sch. 2)
I25Art. 240 wholly in operation at 1.4.2007, see art. 1(2) and S.R. 2007/194, art. 2(2), Sch. 1 Pt. II (subject to art. 3, Sch. 2)
CHAPTER IIIN.I.SUPPLEMENTAL PROVISIONS WITH RESPECT TO UNDERTAKERS' POWERS
Vesting of works in undertakerN.I.
241.—(1) Subject to paragraph (3) and to any provision to the contrary contained in an agreement between the relevant undertaker and the person in whom an interest in the pipe [F5, system] or works is or is to be vested—
(b)every [F6sustainable drainage system,] water treatment works or waste water treatment works constructed by a relevant undertaker,
shall vest in the undertaker which laid it or, as the case may be, the undertaker which constructed [F7it or] them.
(a)every water main and so much of each service pipe with respect to which a declaration of vesting made by a water undertaker under Chapter II of Part IV takes effect shall also vest in that undertaker; and
(b)every sewer, lateral drain [F8, sustainable drainage system] or waste water treatment works with respect to which a declaration of vesting made by a sewerage undertaker under Chapter II of Part VI takes effect shall also vest in that undertaker.
(a)to a service pipe laid in a street other than the street in which the water main with which it connects is situated;
(b)to a service pipe laid otherwise than in a street where that pipe is laid—
(i)in pursuance of the duty imposed by virtue of Article 80(4); or
(ii)in substitution for a service pipe belonging to a person other than the person who lays the replacement pipe.
(4) If any water fittings let for hire by a water undertaker are suitably marked, they—
(b)shall not be subject to distress or to the landlord's remedy for rent or be liable to be taken in execution under any process of any court or in any proceedings in bankruptcy against a person in whose possession they are;
but nothing in this paragraph affects the valuation for rating of any rateable hereditament.
(5) The preceding provisions of this Article are without prejudice, in relation to any company appointed to be a relevant undertaker, to the vesting of anything in that company by virtue of—
(a)any transfer scheme under Article 270 or Schedule 1;
(b)the exercise by any relevant undertaker of any power to acquire property by agreement or compulsorily.
in relation to a water undertaker, means any water main (including a trunk main), resource main, discharge pipe or service pipe; and
in relation to a sewerage undertaker, means any sewer, lateral drain or disposal main; and
“water fittings” has the same meaning as in Part IV.
(7) For the purposes of this Article water fittings let on hire by a water undertaker shall be treated as suitably marked for the purposes of this Article if and only if they bear either such a distinguishing metal plate affixed to them or such a distinguishing brand or other mark conspicuously impressed or made on them as sufficiently indicates the undertaker as the actual owner of the fittings.
F5Word in art. 241(1) inserted (24.5.2016 with application as mentioned in s. 8(1) of the amending Act) by Water and Sewerage Services Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 (c. 7), s. 8, Sch. 2 para. 14(2)(a)
F6Words in art. 241(1)(b) inserted (24.5.2016 with application as mentioned in s. 8(1) of the amending Act) by Water and Sewerage Services Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 (c. 7), s. 8, Sch. 2 para. 14(2)(b)
F7Words in art. 241(1) inserted (24.5.2016 with application as mentioned in s. 8(1) of the amending Act) by Water and Sewerage Services Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 (c. 7), s. 8, Sch. 2 para. 14(2)(c)
F8Words in art. 241(2)(b) inserted (24.5.2016 with application as mentioned in s. 8(1) of the amending Act) by Water and Sewerage Services Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 (c. 7), s. 8, Sch. 2 para. 14(3)
I26Art. 241 wholly in operation at 1.4.2007, see art. 1(2) and S.R. 2007/194, art. 2(2), Sch. 1 Pt. II (subject to art. 3, Sch. 2)
Compensation for loss or damage caused by works etc.N.I.
I27Art. 242 wholly in operation at 1.4.2007, see art. 1(2) and S.R. 2007/194, art. 2(2), Sch. 1 Pt. II (subject to art. 3, Sch. 2)
I28Art. 243 wholly in operation at 1.4.2007; art. 243 in operation at 1.1.2007 in so far as it confers power on a Northern Ireland department to make regulations or orders or makes provision with respect to the exercise of any such power, see art. 1(3)(e); art. 243 in operation at 1.4.2007 insofar as not already in operation by S.R. 2007/194, art. 2(2), Sch. 1 Pt. II (subject to art. 3, Sch. 2)
Codes of practice with respect to work on private landN.I.
I29Art. 244 wholly in operation at 1.4.2007; art. 244 in operation at 1.1.2007 in so far as it confers power on a Northern Ireland department to make regulations or orders or makes provision with respect to the exercise of any such power, see art. 1(3)(e); art. 244 in operation at 1.4.2007 insofar as not already in operation by S.R. 2007/194, art. 2(2), Sch. 1 Pt. II (subject to art. 3, Sch. 2)
Protection for particular undertakingsN.I.
245. Schedule 10 shall have effect for the protection of particular undertakings in connection with the carrying out of works and other activities by relevant undertakers.
I30Art. 245 wholly in operation at 1.4.2007, see art. 1(2) and S.R. 2007/194, art. 2(2), Sch. 1 Pt. II (subject to art. 3, Sch. 2)
I31Art. 246 wholly in operation at 1.4.2007, see art. 1(2) and S.R. 2007/194, art. 2(2), Sch. 1 Pt. II (subject to art. 3, Sch. 2)
Duty to move pipes etc. in certain casesN.I.
247.—(1) Where any relevant pipe [F9, sustainable drainage system] or other apparatus is for the time being kept installed by a relevant undertaker on, under or over any land, any person with an estate in that land or in adjacent land may by notice to the undertaker require the undertaker to alter or remove that pipe [F10, system] or apparatus on the ground that the alteration or removal of that pipe [F10, system] or apparatus is necessary to enable that person to carry out a proposed improvement of the land in which he has an estate.
(2) Subject to paragraphs (3) and (4), where a notice is served on a relevant undertaker under paragraph (1), it shall be the duty of the undertaker to comply with the requirement contained in the notice except to the extent that that requirement is unreasonable.
(3) Nothing in this Article shall require a relevant undertaker to alter or remove any pipe [F11, system] or apparatus which is kept installed in, under or over any street.
(4) A relevant undertaker may make it a condition of complying with the duty to which it is subject by virtue of a notice served by any person under paragraph (1) that such security as the undertaker may reasonably require has been provided for the discharge of any obligation of that person under paragraph (5).
(5) Where a relevant undertaker carries out any works under this Article by virtue of a notice having been served by any person under paragraph (1), the undertaker shall be entitled to recover any expenses reasonably incurred in carrying out those works from that person.
(6) Where any sums have been deposited with a relevant undertaker by way of security for the discharge of any obligation under paragraph (5), the undertaker shall pay interest at such rate as may be determined either—
(b)in default of a determination under sub-paragraph (a), by the Authority.
(7) An approval or determination by the Authority for the purposes of paragraph (6) may be given or made in relation to a particular case or description of cases or generally and may be revoked at any time.
(8) The duty of a relevant undertaker under this Article shall be enforceable under Article 30 by the Authority.
“relevant pipe” has the same meaning as in Article 219.
F9Words in art. 247(1) inserted (24.5.2016 with application as mentioned in s. 8(1) of the amending Act) by Water and Sewerage Services Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 (c. 7), s. 8, Sch. 2 para. 15(2)(a)
F10Word in art. 247(1) inserted (24.5.2016 with application as mentioned in s. 8(1) of the amending Act) by Water and Sewerage Services Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 (c. 7), s. 8, Sch. 2 para. 15(2)(b)
F11Word in art. 247(3) inserted (24.5.2016 with application as mentioned in s. 8(1) of the amending Act) by Water and Sewerage Services Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 (c. 7), s. 8, Sch. 2 para. 15(3)
I32Art. 247 wholly in operation at 1.4.2007, see art. 1(2) and S.R. 2007/194, art. 2(2), Sch. 1 Pt. II (subject to art. 3, Sch. 2)
I33Art. 248 wholly in operation at 1.4.2007, see art. 1(2) and S.R. 2007/194, art. 2(2), Sch. 1 Pt. II (subject to art. 3, Sch. 2)
Works in tidal lands etc.N.I.
249.—(1) Nothing in any of the provisions of this Part relating to any relevant works power shall authorise any relevant undertaker to carry out any works at any place below the place to which the tide flows at mean high water springs, except in accordance with such plans and sections, and subject to such restrictions, as may, before the works are commenced, have been approved by the Secretary of State and the Crown Estate Commissioners.
(2) An approval for the purposes of paragraph (1) shall be given to a relevant undertaker by the service on that undertaker of a notice containing the approval.
(3) In paragraph (1) the reference to a relevant works power is a reference to a power conferred by any of the relevant sewerage provisions or by any of Articles 219, 220, 222, 224 and 226, except the power conferred by Article 222(3).
I34Art. 249 wholly in operation at 1.4.2007, see art. 1(2) and S.R. 2007/194, art. 2(2), Sch. 1 Pt. II (subject to art. 3, Sch. 2)
Power to sell materials deriving from worksN.I.
250.—(1) A relevant undertaker may sell any materials which—
(a)have been removed by that undertaker from any premises, including any street, when carrying out works under, or otherwise carrying into effect any provision of this Order; and
(b)are not before the end of 3 days from the date of their removal claimed by the owner and taken away by him.
(2) Where a relevant undertaker sells any materials under this Article, it shall pay the proceeds to the person to whom the materials belonged after deducting the amount of any expenses incurred by the undertaker.
(3) This Article—
(a)does not apply to refuse removed by a relevant undertaker; and
(b)is not to be taken as prejudicing the determination of the rights and liabilities of a relevant undertaker when exercising a power in any case to which the preceding provisions of this Article do not apply.
I35Art. 250 wholly in operation at 1.4.2007, see art. 1(2) and S.R. 2007/194, art. 2(2), Sch. 1 Pt. II (subject to art. 3, Sch. 2)
Rights as to sewageN.I.
251. A sewerage undertaker—
(a)shall be entitled to all sewage discharged into its sewers or waste water treatment works; and
(b)may process, sell or otherwise dispose of such sewage.
I36Art. 251 wholly in operation at 1.4.2007, see art. 1(2) and S.R. 2007/194, art. 2(2), Sch. 1 Pt. II (subject to art. 3, Sch. 2)
I37Art. 252 wholly in operation at 1.4.2007, see art. 1(2) and S.R. 2007/194, art. 2(2), Sch. 1 Pt. II (subject to art. 3, Sch. 2)