98 Duty to comply with sewer requisition
Water Industry Act 1991 (1991 c 56) | Legislation

Chapter II
Provision of Sewerage Services

Requisition of public sewer

98  Duty to comply with sewer requisition

(1)     It shall be the duty of a sewerage undertaker (in accordance with section 101 below) to provide a public sewer to be used for the drainage for domestic purposes of premises in a particular locality in its area if—

(a)     the undertaker is required to provide the sewer by a notice served on the undertaker by one or more of the persons who under subsection (2) below are entitled to require the provision of the sewer for that locality;

(b)     the premises in that locality the drainage of which would be by means of that sewer are—

(i)     premises on which there are buildings; or

(ii)     premises on which there will be buildings when proposals made by any person for the erection of any buildings are carried out;

and

(c)     the conditions specified in section 99 below are satisfied in relation to that requirement.

[(1A)     It shall be the duty of a sewerage undertaker (in accordance with section 101 below) to provide a lateral drain to

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