159 Power to lay pipes in other land
Water Industry Act 1991 (1991 c 56) | Legislation

159  Power to lay pipes in other land

(1)     Subject to the following provisions of this section, to section 162(9) below and to the provisions of Chapter III of this Part, every relevant undertaker shall, for the purpose of carrying out its functions, have power—

(a)     to lay a relevant pipe (whether above or below the surface) in any land which is not in, under or over a street and to keep that pipe there;

(b)     to inspect, maintain, adjust, repair or alter any relevant pipe which is in any such land;

(c)     to carry out any works requisite for, or incidental to, the purposes of any works falling within paragraph (a) or (b) above.

(2)     Nothing in subsection (1) above shall authorise

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