SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 7Further amendments

Water Industry Act 1991 (c. 56)

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(1)

Section 27C (the interests of consumers) is amended as follows.

(2)

In subsection (1)—

(a)

the “and” after paragraph (d) is repealed;

(b)

in paragraph (e), for the words from “not eligible” to the end there is substituted “ household premises (as defined in section 17C) ”;

(c)

after paragraph (e) there is inserted“; and

(f)

customers, of companies holding an appointment under Chapter 1 of Part 2 of this Act, whose premises are below the consumption threshold and in the area of a relevant undertaker whose area is wholly or mainly in Wales,”.

(3)

In subsection (2), for the words from “not eligible” to “the total quantity” there is substituted “ below the consumption threshold if the total quantity ”.