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The Water Act 2014 (Commencement No. 5 and Transitional Provisions) Order 2015

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Provisions of the 2014 Act coming into force on 18th December 2015U.K.

2.  The following provisions of the 2014 Act come into force on 18th December 2015—

(a)section 6 (arrangements with the Water Industry Commission for Scotland) as follows—

(i)subsection (1) so far as it relates to sub-paragraph (ii); and

(ii)subsection (2) so far as it inserts section 17FA into the 1991 Act;

(b)section 10 (agreements by water undertakers to adopt infrastructure)(1) as follows—

(i)subsection (1) so far as it relates to sub-paragraph (ii); and

(ii)subsection (3) so far as it inserts sections 51CD to 51CG into the 1991 Act;

(c)section 11 (agreements by sewerage undertakers to adopt infrastructure)(2) as follows—

(i)subsection (1) so far as it relates to sub-paragraph (ii); and

(ii)subsection (3) so far as it inserts sections 105ZF to 105ZI into the 1991 Act;

(d)section 14 (exceptions to duty and undertakings in lieu of merger references), so far as not already in force;

(e)section 22 (primary duty to secure resilience)(3), so far as not already in force;

(f)section 56 (further amendments) so far as it relates to paragraph (g); and

(g)in Schedule 7 (further amendments)—

(i)paragraph 3(8)(b) so far as it relates to sections 51CD to 51CG and 105ZF to 105ZI of the 1991 Act;

(ii)paragraphs 2 and 3(1), (2) and (8)(a) and (c) so far as they relate to sub-paragraph (i);

(iii)paragraph 147; and

(iv)paragraph 143 so far as it relates to sub-paragraph (iii).

(1)

The Secretary of State is the appropriate authority for the purposes of section 10 in relation to wholly or mainly English undertakers and the Welsh Ministers are the appropriate authority in relation to wholly or mainly Welsh undertakers.

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The Secretary of State is the appropriate authority for the purposes of section 11 in relation to wholly or mainly English undertakers and the Welsh Ministers are the appropriate authority in relation to wholly or mainly Welsh undertakers.

(3)

The Welsh Ministers are the appropriate authority for the purposes of section 22 in relation to wholly or mainly Welsh undertakers, (see section 94(2)(e) as regards commencement in relation to wholly or mainly English undertakers).

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