Section 169 of the Water Industry Act 1991 is amended as follows.

In subsection (2) omit paragraph (a) (and the “or” at the end of it).

In subsection (4), for the words before paragraph (a) substitute “ The powers conferred by this section or section 172 of the Housing and Planning Act 2016 shall not be exercised on behalf of a water undertaker in any case for purposes connected with the determination of— ”.