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Section 37: General duty to maintain water supply system etc.

Water Industry Act 1991 · 1991 c. 56View on legislation.gov.uk

Part III: WATER SUPPLY — chapter I: GENERAL DUTIES OF WATER UNDERTAKERS etc

It shall be the duty of every water undertaker to develop and maintain an efficient and economical system of water supply within its area and to ensure that all such arrangements have been made—

for providing supplies of water to premises in that area and for making such supplies available to persons who demand them; and
for maintaining, improving and extending the water undertaker's water mains and other pipes,

as are necessary for securing that the undertaker is and continues to be able to meet its obligations under this Part.

The duty of a water undertaker under this section shall be enforceable under section 18 above—

by the Secretary of State; or
with the consent of or in accordance with a general authorisation given by the Secretary of State, by the Authority.

The obligations imposed on a water undertaker by the following Chapters of this Part, and the remedies available in respect of contraventions of those obligations, shall be in addition to any duty imposed or remedy available by virtue of any provision of this section or section 38 below and shall not be in any way qualified by any such provision.

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