Responsibility for payment of water rates
9 Responsibility for payment of water rates
Where SAHT is the landlord of premises subject to a tenancy agreement, SAHT and the tenant under the tenancy agreement are responsible for water rates payable under section 35 of the Water Industry Act 2012 in respect of the premises as follows:
SAHT is responsible for payment of the supply charge for the right to a supply of water to the premises;
the tenant is responsible—
if a separate meter is fitted to the premises to measure the quantity of water supplied to the premises—for all water rates (other than the supply charge) payable in respect of the premises;
if no such separate meter is fitted to the premises—for the proportion (as determined by SAHT in respect of each financial year) of all water rates (other than the supply charge) payable in respect of the premises.
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