Scottish Statutory Instruments
Water Industry
Made
11th June 2012
Laid before the Scottish Parliament
13th June 2012
Coming into force
22nd July 2012
The Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 37(2) of the Water Services etc. (Scotland) Act 2005(1).
1. This Order may be cited as the Water Services etc. (Scotland) Act 2005 (Commencement No. 6) Order 2012 and comes into force on 22nd July 2012.
2. 22nd July 2012 is the day appointed for the coming into force of paragraph 7(5) of schedule 5 to the Water Services etc. (Scotland) Act 2005.
ALEX NEIL
A member of the Scottish Executive
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
11th June 2012
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order appoints 22nd July 2012 for the coming into force of paragraph 7(5) of schedule 5 to the Water Services etc. (Scotland) Act 2005 (“the 2005 Act”).
That provision repeals section 40 of the Water Industry (Scotland) Act 2002 (asp 3) (“the 2002 Act”), which empowered the Scottish Ministers to make regulations reducing the charges payable by certain persons under section 37 of that Act. Provision for reduced charges is now made through the Ministers’ statement of policy regarding charges that is issued to Scottish Water and the Water Industry Commission for Scotland under section 29D of the 2002 Act.
(This note is not part of the Order)
The following provisions of the 2005 Act were brought into force by the Water Services etc. (Scotland) Act 2005 (Commencement No. 1 and Savings) Order 2005 (S.S.I. 2005/351), the Water Services etc. (Scotland) Act 2005 (Commencement No. 2) Order 2006 (S.S.I. 2006/40), the Water Services etc. (Scotland) Act 2005 (Commencement No. 3 and Savings) Order 2006 (S.S.I. 2006/167), the Water Services etc. (Scotland) Act 2005 (Commencement No. 4) Order 2006 (S.S.I. 2006/445) and the Water Services etc. (Scotland) Act 2005 (Commencement No. 5) Order 2006 (S.S.I. 2006/599).
| Provision | Date of Commencement | S.S.I. No. |
|---|---|---|
| Section 1(1) (partially) and (4) (partially) | 20th June 2005 | 2005/351 |
| Sections 1 and 2 | 1st July 2005 | 2005/351 |
| Section 3 | 1st April 2006 | 2006/167 |
| Section 4, apart from subsection (6) | 20th June 2005 | 2005/351 |
| Section 4(6) | 7th September 2006 | 2006/445 |
| Section 5, apart from subsection (6) | 20th June 2005 | 2005/351 |
| Sections 5(6) and 6 (partially) | 7th September 2006 | 2006/445 |
| Section 6 | 8th January 2007 | 2006/599 |
| Section 7 (partially) | 7th September 2006 | 2006/445 |
| Section 7 | 8th January 2007 | 2006/599 |
| Section 8 | 7th September 2006 | 2006/445 |
| Section 9 (partially) | 20th June 2005 | 2005/351 |
| Section 9 | 8th January 2007 | 2006/599 |
| Sections 10 and 11 | 7th September 2006 | 2006/445 |
| Section 12 (only for the purpose of bringing into force the specified provisions of schedule 2) | 7th September 2006 | 2006/445 |
| Section 12 | 8th January 2007 | 2006/599 |
| Sections 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20 | 7th September 2006 | 2006/445 |
| Section 21, apart from subsections (4) and (5) | 1st July 2005 | 2005/351 |
| Section 21(4) and (5) | 7th September 2006 | 2006/445 |
| Section 22 | 1st July 2005 | 2005/351 |
| Section 23 | 1st April 2006 | 2006/167 |
| Section 24 | 1st July 2005 | 2005/351 |
| Section 25 | 10th February 2006 | 2006/40 |
| Section 26 (partially) | 10th February 2006 | 2006/40 |
| Section 26, apart from subsection (10) and section 26(10) (only in relation to any sewerage nuisance to which the Sewerage Nuisance (Code of Practice) (Scotland) Order 2006 applies) | 22nd April 2006 | 2006/167 |
| Section 27 | 7th September 2006 | 2006/445 |
| Sections 28, 29, 30 (Part 3) and 31 | 20th June 2005 | 2005/351 |
| Section 32 (only for the purpose of bringing into force certain provisions of schedule 5) | 1st July 2005 | 2005/351 |
| Section 32 (only for the purpose of bringing into force certain provisions of schedule 5) | 1st April 2006 | 2006/167 |
| Section 32 (only for the purpose of bringing into force certain provisions of schedule 5) | 7th September 2006 | 2006/445 |
| Section 32 (only for the purpose of bringing into force certain provisions of schedule 5) | 8th January 2007 | 2006/599 |
| Schedule 1 (partially) | 20th June 2005 | 2005/351 |
| Schedule 1 | 1st July 2005 | 2005/351 |
| Schedule 2, apart from paragraph 4 | 7th September 2006 | 2006/445 |
| Schedule 2, paragraph 4 | 8th January 2007 | 2006/599 |
| Schedule 3 | 1st July 2005 | 2005/351 |
| Schedule 4 | 20th June 2005 | 2005/351 |
| Schedule 5, paragraphs 1 to 6; 7(1), (2), (4), (6), (8) and (9); 8(b); 9(b) and 10 | 1st July 2005 | 2005/351 |
| Schedule 5, paragraphs 7(3), 8(a) and 9(a) | 1st April 2006 | 2006/167 |
| Schedule 5, paragraph 7(7) | 7th September 2006 | 2006/445 |
| Schedule 5, paragraph 7(10) | 8th January 2007 | 2006/599 |