Provisions of the 2014 Act coming into force on 1st April 20173

The following provisions of the 2014 Act come into force on 1st April 2017—

a

subsection (3) of section 1 (types of water supply licence and arrangements with water undertakers) so far as it relates to paragraph (i);

b

section 2 (the supply system of a water undertaker);

c

subsection (3) of section 4 (types of sewerage licence and arrangements with sewerage undertakers) so far as it relates to paragraph (j);

d

section 10 (agreements by water undertakers to adopt infrastructure) as follows—

i

subsection (1) so far as it relates to sub-paragraph (ii);

ii

subsection (3) so far as it—

aa

substitutes section 51B(6) of the 1991 Act so far as it confers power on the Secretary of State to make regulations or make provision in relation to the exercise of that power;

bb

inserts section 51CB into the 1991 Act;

e

section 11 (agreements by sewerage undertakers to adopt infrastructure) as follows—

i

subsection (1) so far as it relates to sub-paragraph (ii);

ii

subsection (3) so far as it inserts section 105ZD into the 1991 Act;

f

section 31 (interim duty: water supply);

g

section 32 (interim duty: sewerage services) so far as not already in force;

h

section 56 (further amendments) so far as it relates to paragraph (k);

i

Schedule 2 (water undertakers’ duties as regards water supply licensees) as follows—

i

paragraph 1 so far as it substitutes sections 66A, 66AA and 66C of the 1991 Act;

ii

paragraph 2 except as it relates to section 66CA(1)(c), (2) and (3) of the 1991 Act;

iii

paragraph 3;

iv

paragraph 5 so far as not already in force;

v

paragraphs 6 to 8;

vi

paragraph 9 so far as not already in force.

j

Schedule 4 (sewerage undertakers’ duties as regards sewerage licensees) so far as it inserts the following provisions into the 1991 Act—

i

sections 117A and 117B;

ii

section 117E so far as it relates to sections 117A and 117B of the 1991 Act;

iii

section 117M;

iv

section 117P so far as not already in force;

k

Schedule 7 (further amendments) as follows—

i

paragraph 2 so far as it relates to sub-paragraphs (ii) to (xxiii);

ii

paragraph 3 so far as not already in force;

iii

paragraph 10 so far as not already in force;

iv

paragraph 12 so far as not already in force;

v

paragraph 35 as follows—

aa

sub-paragraph (1) so far as it relates to paragraphs (bb) to (ee);

bb

sub-paragraph (2) except as it relates to qualifying sewerage licensees;

cc

sub-paragraph (3);

dd

sub-paragraph (7) so far as it substitutes section 23(4)(b)(i) of the 1991 Act;

ee

sub-paragraphs (8) and (9);

vi

paragraphs 36 to 38 except as they relate to qualifying sewerage licensees;

vii

paragraphs 58 to 61;

viii

paragraph 73;

ix

paragraph 74 so far as not already in force;

x

paragraph 85;

xi

paragraph 90 so far as it relates to a retail authorisation;

xii

paragraph 93 so far as it relates to a retail authorisation;

xiii

paragraph 96;

xiv

paragraph 98 as follows—

aa

sub-paragraph (1) so far as it relates to paragraph (bb);

bb

sub-paragraphs (3) and (4);

xv

paragraph 100;

xvi

paragraph 105 so far as not already in force;

xvii

paragraph 108 so far as not already in force;

xviii

paragraph 111;

xix

paragraph 112 so far as not already in force;

xx

paragraph 115 so far as not already in force;

xxi

paragraph 118;

xxii

paragraph 120 as follows—

aa

sub-paragraph (1) so far as it relates to paragraph (bb);

bb

sub-paragraph (3) so far as it relates to sections 51CA and 51CB of the 1991 Act;

xxiii

paragraph 123;

xxiv

paragraphs 128 to 130;

xxv

paragraphs 136 to 142.