(This note is not part of the Order)
The following provisions of the 2005 Act were brought into force by the Water Services etc. (Scotland) Act 2005 (Commencement No. 1 and Savings) Order 2005 (S.S.I. 2005/351), the Water Services etc. (Scotland) Act 2005 (Commencement No. 2) Order 2006 (S.S.I. 2006/40), the Water Services etc. (Scotland) Act 2005 (Commencement No. 3 and Savings) Order 2006 (S.S.I. 2006/167) and the Water Services etc. (Scotland) Act 2005 (Commencement No. 4) Order 2006 (S.S.I. 2006/445):
| Provisions commenced on 20th June 2005 by S.S.I. 2005/351 |
| Section 1(1) (partially) |
| Section 1(4) (partially) |
| Section 4, apart from subsection (6) |
| Section 5, apart from subsection (6) |
| Section 9 (partially) |
| Section 28 |
| Section 29 |
| Section 30 (Part 3) |
| Section 31 |
| Schedule 1 (partially) |
| Schedule 4 |
| Provisions commenced on 1st July 2005 by S.S.I. 2005/351 |
| Section 1 |
| Section 2 |
| Section 21, apart from subsections (4) and (5) |
| Section 22 |
| Section 24 |
| Section 32 (only for the purpose of bringing into force the provisions of Schedule 5 specified in this column below) |
| Schedule 1 |
| Schedule 3 |
| Schedule 5, paragraphs 1 to 6; 7(1) to (2); 7(4); 7(6); 7(8) to (9); 8(b); 9(b) and 10 |
| Provisions commenced on 10th February 2006 by S.S.I. 2006/40 |
| Section 25 |
| Section 26 (partially) |
| Provisions commenced on 1st April 2006 by S.S.I. 2006/167 |
| Section 3 |
| Section 23 |
| Section 32 (only for the purpose of bringing into force the provisions of Schedule 5 specified in this column below) |
| Schedule 5, paragraphs 7(3), 8(a) and 9(a) |
| Provisions commenced on 22nd April 2006 by S.S.I. 2006/167 |
| Section 26, apart from subsection (10) |
| Section 26(10) (only in relation to any sewerage nuisance to which the Sewerage Nuisance (Code of Practice) (Scotland) Order 2006 (S.S.I. 2006/155) applies) |
| Provisions commenced on 7th September 2006 by S.S.I. 2006/445 |
| Section 4(6) |
| Section 5(6) |
| Section 6 (partially) |
| Section 7 (partially) |
| Section 8 |
| Section 10 |
| Section 11 |
| Section 12 (only for the purpose of bringing into force the provisions of Schedule 2 specified in this column below) |
| Section 13 |
| Section 14 |
| Section 15 |
| Section 16 |
| Section 17 |
| Section 18 |
| Section 19 |
| Section 20 |
| Section 21(4) and (5) |
| Section 27 |
| Section 32 (only for the purpose of bringing into force the provisions of Schedule 5 to the 2005 Act specified in column 1 of this table below) |
| Schedule 2, apart from paragraph 4 |
| Schedule 5, paragraph 7(7) |