Section 76 of the Water Industry Act 1991 (c. 56) (“the Act”), as substituted by section 36 of the Flood and Water Management Act 2010 (c. 29), allows a water undertaker to prohibit one or more specified uses of water supplied by it if it thinks that it is experiencing, or may experience, a shortage of water for distribution. The uses that may be prohibited are set out in section 76(2) of the Act.
The Water Use (Temporary Bans) Order 2010
Order
The Isles of Scilly (Application of Water Legislation) Order 2020
art. 5(s)
art. 2(3)
Richard BenyonParliamentary Under Secretary of StateDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Jane DavidsonMinister for Environment, Sustainability and Housing,one of the Welsh Ministers