Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 8)

SCHEDULE 2 S Transfer of Waterwatch Scotland functions: modifications of enactments

Part 1 S Amendments

Water Industry (Scotland) Act 2002 (asp 3) S

2 S After section 2 (Water Customer Consultation Panels) insert—

“2A National Consumer Council representations

(1) This section applies where the National Consumer Council (“the Council”) has exercised a function under section 8(1) of the Consumers, Estate Agents and Redress Act 2007 (c. 17) (representative functions) in relation to the activities of Scottish Water.

(2) The persons listed in subsection (4) must have regard to any advice, information, proposal or representation made to them by the Council under section 8(1) of that Act.

(3) Any persons listed in subsection (4) to whom a proposal is made under section 8(1)(b) of that Act must, within 6 months of receipt, publish a summary of their responses to the proposal.

(4) The persons are—

(a) the Scottish Ministers,

(b) Scottish Water,

(c) the Water Industry Commission,

(d) the Drinking Water Quality Regulator for Scotland,

(e) the Scottish Environment Protection Agency.”.

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 2 para. 2 in force at 15.8.2011 by S.S.I. 2011/278, art. 2(d)