Water Act 2003 (c. 37)

SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 7 E+W Minor and consequential amendments

Part 2 E+W New regulatory arrangements, etc

Water Resources Act 1991 (c. 57) E+W

28 (1) The WRA is amended as follows. E+W

(2) In section 20 (water resources management schemes), in subsection (2)(c), for “Director General of Water Services” there is substituted “ Water Services Regulation Authority ”.

(3) In section 204 (restriction on disclosure of information)—

(a) in subsection (2)—

(i) in paragraph (a), for “the Director General of Water Services” there is substituted “ the Water Services Regulation Authority, the Consumer Council for Water ”,

(ii) in that paragraph, for “or regulations under section 2 of the Pollution Prevention and Control Act 1999” there is substituted “ , regulations under section 2 of the Pollution Prevention and Control Act 1999, or the Water Act 2003 ”,

(iii) in paragraph (b), for “or the Water Act 1989” there is substituted “ , the Water Act 1989 or the Water Act 2003 ”,

(iv) in paragraph (c), for “of any arrangements made by the Director General of Water Services under section 29(6)” there is substituted “ of any duty imposed by section 27H ”,

(v) in paragraph (j)—

(a) after “the Water Act 1989” there is inserted “ , the Water Act 2003 ”,

(b) for “or that Act of 1989” there is substituted “ , the Water Act 1989 or the Water Act 2003 ”,

(b) in subsection (3), in paragraph (a)—

(i) for sub-paragraph (ii) there is substituted—

“(ii) the Water Services Regulation Authority;”,

(ii) for sub-paragraph (iii) there is substituted—

“(iii) the Consumer Council for Water (or any regional committee of that Council established under section 27A of the Water Industry Act 1991); or”,

(iii) for “or regulations under section 2 of the Pollution Prevention and Control Act 1999” there is substituted “ , regulations under section 2 of the Pollution Prevention and Control Act 1999, or the Water Act 2003 ”.

(4) In section 219 (powers to make regulations), in each of paragraphs (a) and (b) of subsection (2), for “the Director” there is substituted “ the Water Services Regulation Authority ”.

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 7 para. 28(1) in force at 1.4.2004 for specified purposes by S.I. 2004/641, art. 3(y), Sch. 2 (with Sch. 3 para. 7)

I2 Sch. 7 para. 28(1) in force at 1.10.2005 for specified purposes by S.I. 2005/2714, art. 2(l)(bb)(vi) (with Sch. para. 8)

I3 Sch. 7 para. 28(1) in force at 1.4.2006 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2005/2714, art. 4(f) (with Sch. para. 8)

I4 Sch. 7 para. 28(2)(3)(b)(i)(4) in force at 1.4.2006 by S.I. 2005/2714, art. 4(f) (with Sch. para. 8)

I5 Sch. 7 para. 28(3)(a)(i)(iv)(b)(ii) in force at 1.10.2005 by S.I. 2005/2714, art. 2(l)(aa)(vi) (with Sch. para. 8)

I6 Sch. 7 para. 28(3)(a)(ii)(iii)(v)(b)(iii) in force at 1.4.2004 by S.I. 2004/641, art. 3(y), Sch. 2 (with Sch. 3 para. 7)