93.— (1) Subject to sections 95 and 96, a water services authority may acquire land for the purpose of performing any of its functions under this Act, and section 182 and Part XIV of the Act of 2000 shall apply to a water services authority as it applies to a local authority.

(2) For the purposes of subsection (1), “acquisition of land” under the Act of 2000 shall include any—

(a) dam, weir or construction which interferes with the proper drainage or supply of water F73[…], or the provision of water services by that water services authority,

(b) water, or right of access to water, or right to take or convey water,

(c) waterworks or part of a waterworks, or related accessories or right of access to them, or

(d) waste water works or part of a waste water works, or related accessories or right of access to them.

(3) A water services authority may do any other thing which arises out of or is consequential on or is necessary for the purposes of or would facilitate the performance of its functions under this section.