Water Act 2003

1. Introductory Text

2. Part 1 Abstraction and impounding

   1. Restrictions on abstraction and impounding

      1. 1. Licences to abstract water

      2. 2. Restrictions on impounding

      3. 3. Existing impounding works

      4. 4. Existing impounding works: works notices

      5. 5. Rights of navigation, harbour and conservancy authorities

      6. 6. Rights to abstract small quantities

      7. 7. Rights to abstract for drainage purposes, etc

      8. 8. Amendments relating to section 7

      9. 9. Power to provide for further exemptions

      10. 10. Orders under section 33 of the WRA, etc

   2. Applications for a licence

      1. 11. Who may apply for a licence

      2. 12. Abolition of combined licences

      3. 13. Applications: types of abstraction licence

      4. 14. Publication of application for licence

   3. Consideration of licence applications

      1. 15. General consideration of licence applications

      2. 16. Protection from derogation

      3. 17. Protected rights

      4. 18. Register of certain protected rights

   4. Form, contents and effect of licences

      1. 19. Form, contents and effect of licences

      2. 20. Limited extension of abstraction licence validity

   5. Modification of licences

      1. 21. Modification of licences

      2. 22. Proposals for modification at instance of Agency or Secretary of State

   6. Transfer and apportionment of licences

      1. 23. Transfer and apportionment of licences

   7. Claims and compensation

      1. 24. Claims arising out of water abstraction

      2. 25. Compensation for modification of licence on direction of Secretary of State

      3. 26. Recovery of compensation from new licence-holder

      4. 27. Withdrawal of compensation for certain revocations and variations

   8. Water resources management schemes

      1. 28. Water resources management schemes: other abstractors

      2. 29. Water resources management schemes: referral to Secretary of State

   9. Enforcement

      1. 30. Enforcement notices, and related procedures and offences

   10. Miscellaneous

       1. 31. Bulk supplies

       2. 32. Visiting forces

       3. 33. Application of certain water resources provisions to this Act

3. Part 2 New regulatory arrangements, etc

   1. Establishment, etc of new bodies

      1. 34. Water Services Regulation Authority

      2. 35. Consumer Council for Water

      3. 36. Transfer to Authority and Council of functions, property etc

      4. 37. Conditions relating to costs of water regulation

      5. 38. Forward work programmes and annual reports

   2. Objectives of regulation of water industry

      1. 39. Objectives and duties under WIA

      2. 40. Guidance to Authority on social and environmental matters

      3. 41. Standards of performance in relation to water supply

      4. 42. Standards of performance in relation to sewerage services

   3. Functions of the Council

      1. 43. General functions of the Council

      2. 44. Provision of information to the Council

      3. 45. Provision of statistical information to consumers etc

      4. 46. Consumer complaints

      5. 47. Investigations by the Council

   4. Enforcement of obligations

      1. 48. Financial penalties

      2. 49. Enforcement of certain provisions

   5. Remuneration and standards of performance

      1. 50. Links between directors' pay and standards of performance

   6. Miscellaneous

      1. 51. Reasons for decisions

      2. 52. Co-operation between water regulators

   7. The Competition Commission

      1. 53. Specialist members of the Competition Commission

      2. 54. Determination references under section 12 of the WIA

      3. 55. Conditions of appointments under the WIA

   8. Licensing of water suppliers

      1. 56. Licensing of other water suppliers

4. Part 3 Miscellaneous

   1. The Drinking Water Inspectorate

      1. 57. The Chief Inspector of Drinking Water and the Drinking Water Inspectorate

   2. Water fluoridation

      1. 58. Fluoridation of water supplies

   3. Water resale

      1. 59. Charges for services provided with the help of an undertaker

   4. Penalties

      1. 60. Abstraction and impounding offences

      2. 61. Supplying water unfit for human consumption

   5. Water resources management plans

      1. 62. Water resources management plans

   6. Drought

      1. 63. Drought plans

      2. 64. Drought orders and drought permits: charges

      3. 65. Procedure at local inquiries

   7. Land drainage and flood defence

      1. 66. Revocation of local flood defence schemes

      2. 67. Membership of regional flood defence committees in Wales

      3. 68. Regional flood defence committees

      4. 69. Grants for drainage works and flood warning systems

   8. Information

      1. 70. Information

   9. Powers of entry

      1. 71. Extension of Environment Agency’s powers of entry

   10. Environment Agency’s general water resources duty

       1. 72. Efficient use of water resources

   11. Border rivers

       1. 73. Border rivers

   12. Reservoirs

       1. 74. Environment Agency to be enforcement authority under the Reservoirs Act 1975

       2. 75. Extension of enforcement authority’s reserve powers

       3. 76. Service of documents

       4. 77. Flood plans: large raised reservoirs

       5. 78. National security

       6. 79. Offences

       7. 80. Crown application

   13. Water conservation

       1. 81. Duty to encourage water conservation

       2. 82. Water conservation: requirements on relevant undertakers

       3. 83. Water conservation by public authorities

   14. Fire hydrants

       1. 84. Fire hydrants

   15. Coal mine water pollution

       1. 85. Control of water from coal mines

   16. Contaminated land

       1. 86. Contaminated land: pollution of controlled waters

   17. Discharge consents

       1. 87. Transfer of discharge consents

   18. Trade effluent consents

       1. 88. Trade effluent consents

       2. 89. Trade effluent consents: conditions of consent

   19. Water mains, etc

       1. 90. Water main requisitions: financial conditions

       2. 91. Water main requisitions: calculation of payments

       3. 92. Self-lay and adoption of water mains and service pipes

   20. Sewers and drains

       1. 93. Requisition and adoption of sewers

       2. 94. Provision of public sewers otherwise than by requisition

       3. 95. Requisition of lateral drains

       4. 96. Adoption of lateral drains

       5. 97. Requisitioning and adoption of lateral drains: supplementary

       6. 98. Schemes for the adoption of sewers, lateral drains and sewage disposal works

       7. 99. Communication with public sewers

5. Part 4 Supplementary

   1. 100. Devolution: Wales

   2. 101. Minor and consequential amendments and repeals

   3. 102. Specific transitional and transitory provisions

   4. 103. Powers to make further supplementary, consequential and transitional provision, etc

   5. 104. Regulations and orders

   6. 105. Interpretation, commencement, short title, and extent

6. 1. Schedule 1

      The Water Services Regulation Authority

   2. Schedule 2

      The Consumer Council for Water

   3. Schedule 3

      Further provisions about transfers of functions, property etc

   4. Schedule 4

      Licensing of water suppliers

   5. Schedule 5

      Powers of entry under the Coal Industry Act 1994

   6. Schedule 6

      Compulsory purchase under the Coal Industry Act 1994

   7. Schedule 7

      Minor and consequential amendments

      1. Part 1 Abstraction and impounding

      2. Part 2 New regulatory arrangements, etc

      3. Part 3 Miscellaneous

   8. Schedule 8

      Minor and consequential amendments: licensing of water suppliers etc

   9. Schedule 9

      Repeals and revocation

      1. Part 1 Abstraction and impounding

      2. Part 2 New regulatory arrangements, etc

      3. Part 3 Miscellaneous and supplementary