Water Act 2014

51 Exit regulations: general

(1) Exit regulations may make such provision as the Secretary of State considers appropriate—

(a) for modifying a person’s duties and powers, and

(b) for imposing new duties and conferring new powers on a person.

(2) The persons in relation to whom provision under subsection (1) may be made include—

(a) the Secretary of State;

(b) the Chief Inspector of Drinking Water;

(c) the Welsh Ministers;

(d) the Chief Inspector of Drinking Water for Wales if there is one, or the Chief Inspector of Drinking Water if section 86(1B)(b) of the Water Industry Act 1991 applies;

(e) the WSRA;

(f) the CMA;

(g) the Environment Agency;

(h) the NRBW;

(i) the Consumer Council for Water;

(j) relevant undertakers;

(k) water supply licensees and sewerage licensees.

(3) Exit regulations may—

(a) apply enactments, with or without such modifications as the Secretary of State thinks fit;

(b) amend, repeal or revoke enactments.

(4) The provision that may be made by exit regulations includes provision conferring power to make subordinate legislation.

(5) Exit regulations may—

(a) contain such consequential, incidental, supplementary, transitional or saving provisions (including provisions amending, repealing or revoking enactments) as the Secretary of State considers appropriate, and

(b) make different provision for different cases, including different provision in relation to different persons, circumstances or areas.

(6) In this section “enactment”—

(a) includes an Act or Measure of the National Assembly for Wales;

(b) includes an enactment contained in this Act, other than this Chapter.