Water Services etc. (Scotland) Act 2005

[F1 1A (1) The Scottish Ministers may by order make provision about— S

(a) treating an application under section 17F of the 1991 Act for the grant of a water supply licence giving a retail authorisation or a restricted retail authorisation as being also an application under paragraph 1 for the grant of a water services licence;

(b) treating an application under section 17F of the 1991 Act for the grant of a sewerage licence giving a retail authorisation as being also an application under paragraph 1 for the grant of a sewerage services licence.

(2) The order may in particular make provision about—

(a) the circumstances in which, and the conditions subject to which, an application under section 17F of the 1991 Act is to be treated as an application under paragraph 1 for a water services licence or a sewerage services licence;

(b) the time at which an application is to be treated as having been made;

(c) the processing of an application by the Commission.

(3) Provision under sub-paragraph (2)(a) may require an application under section 17F of the 1991 Act that is forwarded to the Commission—

(a) to include, or be accompanied by, information prescribed by the order;

(b) to be accompanied by a fee, or a fee of a description, prescribed by the order.

(4) In this paragraph and paragraph 1B “ the 1991 Act ” means the Water Industry Act 1991. ]

Textual Amendments

F1 Sch. 2 paras. 1A, 1B and cross-headings inserted (20.11.2015 for the insertion of Sch. 2 para. 1A, 1.4.2016 in so far as not already in force) by Water Act 2014 (c. 21), ss. 7(2), 94(3); S.S.I. 2015/360, art. 2(a); S.S.I. 2016/48, art. 2