The Water Supply (Amendment to the Threshold Requirement) Regulations 2011

Amendment to the threshold requirement in the Water Industry Act 1991

This section has no associated Explanatory Memorandum

2.  Section 17D(2) of the Water Industry Act 1991 (which establishes the threshold requirement in relation to the supply of water to any premises) is amended by replacing the words “is not less than 50 megalitres” with—

is not less than—

(a)5 megalitres, in the case of premises supplied with water using the supply system of a water undertaker whose area is wholly or mainly in England, and

(b)50 megalitres, in the case of premises supplied with water using the supply system of a water undertaker whose area is wholly or mainly in Wales.