Citation and interpretation1.

(1)

This Order may be cited as the Water Act 2014 (Commencement No. 9 and Transitional Provisions) Order 2017.

(2)

In this Order—

“the 1991 Act” means the Water Industry Act 19912;

“the 2014 Act” means the Water Act 2014;

“the Authority” means the Water Services Regulation Authority;

“new retail authorisation” means a retail authorisation given by a new water supply licence;

“new supplementary authorisation” means a supplementary authorisation given by a new water supply licence;

“new water supply licence” means a water supply licence granted under new section 17A of the 1991 Act3 and “new water supply licensee” is to be construed accordingly;

“new wholesale authorisation” means a wholesale authorisation given by a new water supply licence;

“old water supply licence” means a water supply licence granted under old section 17A of the 1991 Act4 and “old water supply licensee” is to be construed accordingly;

“relevant undertaker” means a water undertaker or a sewerage undertaker;

“threshold requirement” is to be construed in accordance with old section 17D of the 1991 Act5, as the requirement applies to premises supplied with water using the supply system of a water undertaker whose area is wholly or mainly in England.

(3)

In this Order—

(a)

a reference to an old provision is a reference to a provision of the 1991 Act as it had effect before the coming into force of an amendment or repeal of that provision made by the 2014 Act;

(b)

a reference to a new provision is a reference to—

(i)

a provision of the 1991 Act after an amendment of that provision made by the 2014 Act has come into force, or

(ii)

a provision of the 1991 Act that was inserted by the 2014 Act.