Water Act 2003

Water Industry Act 1991 (c. 56)

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12(1)Section 27 (general duty of Authority to keep matters under review) is amended as follows.

(2)In subsection (1), for the words from “water” to the end there is substituted—

(a)water undertakers or sewerage undertakers carry out functions; and

(b)licensed water suppliers carry on activities authorised by their licences.

(3)In subsection (2)—

(a)after paragraph (a) there is inserted—

(aa)the carrying on by companies holding licences under Chapter 1A of this Part of the activities authorised by their licences; or, and

(b)in paragraph (b), for “such company” there is substituted “company mentioned in paragraph (a) or (aa) above”.

(4)In subsection (4), at the end of paragraph (b) there is inserted or

(c)the activities authorised by retail licences or combined licences (within the meanings of Chapter 1A of this Part); or

(d)the carrying on of any such activities by a company holding any such licence.