2012 No. 192 (C. 18)
Water Industry

The Water Services etc. (Scotland) Act 2005 (Commencement No. 6) Order 2012

Made
Laid before the Scottish Parliament
Coming into force
The Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 37(2) of the Water Services etc. (Scotland) Act 20051.

Citation and commencement1.

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 Day2.

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

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