SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 7

Further amendments

Water Industry Act 1991 (c. 56)
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1
Section 17I (modification of licences by agreement) is amended as follows.
2
For the title there is substituted “ Modification of licences by agreement ”.
3
In subsection (1) (power of Authority to modify licence), for the words from “conditions of” to the end there is substituted
conditions of—
a
a particular water supply licence, or
b
a particular sewerage licence.
4
In subsection (2)(b) (modification not to cause undue disadvantage)—
a
in sub-paragraph (i), after “water supply licences” there is inserted “ or, as the case may be, sewerage licences ”;
b
in sub-paragraph (ii), after “a water supply licence” there is inserted “ or, as the case may be, a sewerage licence ”.
5
In subsection (4)(b) (persons to be served with notice of proposed modifications), in sub-paragraph (iv), at the beginning there is inserted “if the notice relates to a water supply licence,”.
6
In subsection (5) (direction not to modify a condition), the words “(after consulting the Assembly)” are repealed.
7
After subsection (5) there is inserted—
5A
The Secretary of State is to consult the Welsh Ministers before giving a direction under subsection (5) in relation to a water supply licence.
Sch. 7 para. 19 in force at 1.4.2016 by S.I. 2016/465, art. 2(m), Sch. 1 para. 1(j) (with Sch. 2)