Revocation of Regulations and savings
43.—(1) Subject to paragraph (4), the Water Supply (Water Quality) (Amendment) Regulations 1999(1) and the following provisions of the 1989 Regulations shall be revoked—
regulations 23A and 23B,
so much of regulation 28 as relates to regulations 23A and 23B, and
in regulation 29(1)(f), the words “or 23B”.
(2) Subject to paragraph (4), on 25th December 2003—
(a)Parts II and III of the 1989 Regulations,
(b)so much of the Water Supply (Water Quality) (Amendment) Regulations 1989(2) and the Water Supply (Water Quality) (Amendment) Regulations 1991(3) as relates to those Parts, and
(c)regulation 22 of the Private Water Supplies Regulations 1991(4),
shall be revoked.
(3) Subject to paragraphs (4) and (5), on 1st January 2004—
(a)the 1989 Regulations (in so far as not already revoked),
(b)the Water Supply (Water Quality) (Amendment) Regulations 1991 (in so far as not already revoked),
(c)regulation 8(1) of the Surface Waters (Abstraction for Drinking Water) (Classification) Regulations 1996(5), and
(d)regulations 40 to 42 of, and Schedule 5 and 6 to, these Regulations,
shall be revoked.
(4) Nothing in paragraphs (1) to (3) revokes any of the provisions referred to in those paragraphs so far as they relate—
(a)to water undertakers whose area is wholly or mainly in Wales; or
(b)to local authorities in Wales as regards the discharge of functions in relation to those undertakers.
(5) Nothing in paragraph (3) shall affect any obligation of a water undertaker under the 1989 Regulations to compile and retain records, make information available and produce reports in respect of years ending on or before 31st December 2003.