Scottish Statutory Instruments
2012 No. 192 (C. 18)
Water Industry
The Water Services etc. (Scotland) Act 2005 (Commencement No. 6) Order 2012
Made 11th June 2012
Laid before the Scottish Parliament 13th June 2012
Coming into force 22nd July 2012

The Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 37(2) of the Water Services etc. (Scotland) Act 2005.
2005 asp 3.

Citation and commencement
1. This Order may be cited as the Water Services etc. (Scotland) Act 2005 (Commencement No. 6) Order 2012 and comes into force on 22nd July 2012.

Appointed Day
2. 22nd July 2012 is the day appointed for the coming into force of paragraph 7(5) of schedule 5 to the Water Services etc. (Scotland) Act 2005.
ALEX NEIL
A member of the Scottish Executive
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
11th June 2012

EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order appoints 22nd July 2012 for the coming into force of paragraph 7(5) of schedule 5 to the Water Services etc. (Scotland) Act 2005 (“the 2005 Act”).
That provision repeals section 40 of the Water Industry (Scotland) Act 2002 (asp 3) (“the 2002 Act”), which empowered the Scottish Ministers to make regulations reducing the charges payable by certain persons under section 37 of that Act. Provision for reduced charges is now made through the Ministers’ statement of policy regarding charges that is issued to Scottish Water and the Water Industry Commission for Scotland under section 29D of the 2002 Act.

NOTE AS TO EARLIER COMMENCEMENT ORDERS
(This note is not part of the Order)
The following provisions of the 2005 Act were brought into force by the Water Services etc. (Scotland) Act 2005 (Commencement No. 1 and Savings) Order 2005 (S.S.I. 2005/351), the Water Services etc. (Scotland) Act 2005 (Commencement No. 2) Order 2006 (S.S.I. 2006/40), the Water Services etc. (Scotland) Act 2005 (Commencement No. 3 and Savings) Order 2006 (S.S.I. 2006/167), the Water Services etc. (Scotland) Act 2005 (Commencement No. 4) Order 2006 (S.S.I. 2006/445) and the Water Services etc. (Scotland) Act 2005 (Commencement No. 5) Order 2006 (S.S.I. 2006/599).
Provision	Date of Commencement	S.S.I.No.
Section 1(1) (partially) and (4) (partially)	20th June 2005	2005/351
Sections 1 and 2	1st July 2005	2005/351
Section 3	1st April 2006	2006/167
Section 4, apart from subsection (6)	20th June 2005	2005/351
Section 4(6)	7th September 2006	2006/445
Section 5, apart from subsection (6)	20th June 2005	2005/351
Sections 5(6) and 6 (partially)	7th September 2006	2006/445
Section 6	8th January 2007	2006/599
Section 7 (partially)	7th September 2006	2006/445
Section 7	8th January 2007	2006/599
Section 8	7th September 2006	2006/445
Section 9 (partially)	20th June 2005	2005/351
Section 9	8th January 2007	2006/599
Sections 10 and 11	7th September 2006	2006/445
Section 12 (only for the purpose of bringing into force the specified provisions of schedule 2)	7th September 2006	2006/445
Section 12	8th January 2007	2006/599
Sections 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20	7th September 2006	2006/445
Section 21, apart from subsections (4) and (5)	1st July 2005	2005/351
Section 21(4) and (5)	7th September 2006	2006/445
Section 22	1st July 2005	2005/351
Section 23	1st April 2006	2006/167
Section 24	1st July 2005	2005/351
Section 25	10th February 2006	2006/40
Section 26 (partially)	10th February 2006	2006/40
Section 26, apart from subsection (10) and section 26(10) (only in relation to any sewerage nuisance to which the Sewerage Nuisance (Code of Practice) (Scotland) Order 2006 applies)	22nd April 2006	2006/167
Section 27	7th September 2006	2006/445
Sections 28, 29, 30 (Part 3) and 31	20th June 2005	2005/351
Section 32 (only for the purpose of bringing into force certain provisions of schedule 5)	1st July 2005	2005/351
Section 32 (only for the purpose of bringing into force certain provisions of schedule 5)	1st April 2006	2006/167
Section 32 (only for the purpose of bringing into force certain provisions of schedule 5)	7th September 2006	2006/445
Section 32 (only for the purpose of bringing into force certain provisions of schedule 5)	8th January 2007	2006/599
Schedule 1 (partially)	20th June 2005	2005/351
Schedule 1	1st July 2005	2005/351
Schedule 2, apart from paragraph 4	7th September 2006	2006/445
Schedule 2, paragraph 4	8th January 2007	2006/599
Schedule 3	1st July 2005	2005/351
Schedule 4	20th June 2005	2005/351
Schedule 5, paragraphs 1 to 6; 7(1), (2), (4), (6), (8) and (9); 8(b); 9(b) and 10	1st July 2005	2005/351
Schedule 5, paragraphs 7(3), 8(a) and 9(a)	1st April 2006	2006/167
Schedule 5, paragraph 7(7)	7th September 2006	2006/445
Schedule 5, paragraph 7(10)	8th January 2007	2006/599