(1) This section applies for a former water area if—
(a) all the registered
owners of land (the
"relevant land" ) being supplied with water from the area enter into a written
agreement about supplying water to the relevant land; and
(b) the area is,
under section 1083(2) , an authority area; and
(c) the chief executive is
performing the functions of a water authority for the area.
(2) The agreement
(a
"private water supply agreement" ) must state—
(a) the water, land and works
to which the agreement applies; and
(b) the arrangements for supplying the
water to each registered owner’s land; and
(c) the arrangements for the
maintenance or replacement of the works and the sharing of the cost of the
maintenance or replacement; and
(d) the arrangements for accessing the works;
and
(e) provisions for the cancellation of the agreement with the consent of
all parties.