Provisions of the 2014 Act coming into force on 18th December 20152

The following provisions of the 2014 Act come into force on 18th December 2015—

a

section 6 (arrangements with the Water Industry Commission for Scotland) as follows—

i

subsection (1) so far as it relates to sub-paragraph (ii); and

ii

subsection (2) so far as it inserts section 17FA into the 1991 Act;

b

section 10 (agreements by water undertakers to adopt infrastructure)3 as follows—

i

subsection (1) so far as it relates to sub-paragraph (ii); and

ii

subsection (3) so far as it inserts sections 51CD to 51CG into the 1991 Act;

c

section 11 (agreements by sewerage undertakers to adopt infrastructure)4 as follows—

i

subsection (1) so far as it relates to sub-paragraph (ii); and

ii

subsection (3) so far as it inserts sections 105ZF to 105ZI into the 1991 Act;

d

section 14 (exceptions to duty and undertakings in lieu of merger references), so far as not already in force;

e

section 22 (primary duty to secure resilience)5, so far as not already in force;

f

section 56 (further amendments) so far as it relates to paragraph (g); and

g

in Schedule 7 (further amendments)—

i

paragraph 3(8)(b) so far as it relates to sections 51CD to 51CG and 105ZF to 105ZI of the 1991 Act;

ii

paragraphs 2 and 3(1), (2) and (8)(a) and (c) so far as they relate to sub-paragraph (i);

iii

paragraph 147; and

iv

paragraph 143 so far as it relates to sub-paragraph (iii).