Water Act 2003

50 (1) Section 219 (general interpretation) is amended as follows. E+W

(2) In subsection (1)—

(a) in paragraph (a) of the definition of “customer or potential customer”, at the end there is inserted “ (other than a licensed water supplier) ”,

(b) in the definition of “water main”—

(i) after “water undertaker” there is inserted “ or licensed water supplier ”, and

(ii) after “of the undertaker” there is inserted “ or supplier ”, and

(c) in the appropriate place there is inserted—

““licensed water supplier” shall be construed in accordance with section 17B(9) above;”.

(3) After subsection (4) there is inserted—

“(4A) In this Act, unless otherwise stated, references to the supply system of a water undertaker are to the water mains and other pipes which it is the undertaker’s duty to develop and maintain by virtue of section 37 above.”

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 8 para. 50 in force at 1.4.2004 for specified purposes by S.I. 2004/641, art. 3(y), Sch. 2 (with Sch. 3 para. 7)

I2 Sch. 8 para. 50 in force at 1.12.2005 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2005/2714, art. 3(c) (with Sch. para. 8)

I3 Sch. 8 para. 50(3) in force at 1.10.2004 for specified purposes by S.I. 2004/2528, art. 2(t)(v) (with Sch. para. 8)