The Water Act 2014 (Commencement No. 6, Transitional Provisions and Savings) Order 2016

Provisions of the 2014 Act coming into force on 1st September 2016U.K.

3.  The following provisions of the 2014 Act come into force on 1st September 2016—

(a)subsection (3) of section 1 (types of water supply licence and arrangements with water undertakers) so far as it relates to the provisions in paragraph (e);

(b)subsection (3) of section 4 (types of sewerage licence and arrangements with sewerage undertakers) so far as it relates to the provisions in paragraph (f);

(c)section 34 (register relating to undertakers and licensees) as follows—

(i)subsection (3) so far as it inserts subsection (3D)(b) and (d) into section 195 of the 1991 Act(1); and

(ii)subsection (1) so far as it relates to that provision;

(d)section 56 (further amendments) so far as it relates to the provisions in paragraph (g);

(e)paragraph 5 of Schedule 2 (water undertakers’ duties as regards water supply licensees) so far as—

(i)it substitutes section 66E of the 1991 Act(2), but only in relation to rules about charges that may be imposed by a water undertaker under a section 66D agreement(3) where a water supply licensee with a retail authorisation or a restricted retail authorisation is a party to that agreement; and

(ii)it inserts sections 66EA, 66EB(8), 66EC and 66ED into the 1991 Act;

(f)Schedule 4 (sewerage undertakers’ duties as regards sewerage licensees) so far as it inserts the following provisions into the 1991 Act—

(i)section 117I so far as it relates to rules about charges that may be imposed by a sewerage undertaker under a section 117E agreement(4) where a sewerage licensee with a retail authorisation is a party to that agreement;

(ii)section 117J;

(iii)section 117K(2)(e) and (8); and

(iv)section 117L; and

(g)in Schedule 7 (further amendments)—

(i)paragraph 3(8)(b) so far as it relates to sections 66E, 66EA, 66EC, 66ED, 117I, 117J and 117L of the 1991 Act; and

(ii)paragraphs 2 and 3(1), (2) and (8)(a) and (c) so far as they relate to those provisions.

(1)

Section 195 was amended by paragraph 42 of Schedule 8 to the Water Act 2003 and section 34(2) of the 2014 Act.

(2)

Section 66E was inserted into the 1991 Act by paragraph 3 of Schedule 4 to the Water Act 2003.

(3)

“Section 66D agreement” is defined by section 66D(9) of the 1991 Act (to be substituted by paragraph 3 of Schedule 2 to the 2014 Act).

(4)

“Section 117E agreement” is defined by section 117E(9) of the 1991 Act (to be inserted by Schedule 4 to the 2014 Act).