(1)The Secretary of State may by order made by statutory instrument make such provision as the Secretary of State considers appropriate in consequence of this Act.
(2)The power conferred by subsection (1) includes power—
(a)to make transitional, transitory or saving provision;
(b)to amend, repeal, revoke or otherwise modify any provision made by or under an enactment (whenever passed or made).
(3)A statutory instrument containing (whether alone or with other provision) an order under this section which amends or repeals any provision of an Act of Parliament, or of an Act or Measure of the National Assembly for Wales, is not to be made unless a draft of the instrument has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, each House of Parliament.
(4)A statutory instrument containing any other order under this section is subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.
(1)The Secretary of State may by order made by statutory instrument make such transitional, transitory or saving provision as the Secretary of State considers appropriate in connection with the coming into force of any provision of this Act.
(2)Subsection (1) does not apply if or to the extent that subsection (3) or (4) applies.
(3)If a provision of this Act is brought into force to any extent by the Welsh Ministers acting alone under section 94(3), the Welsh Ministers may by order made by statutory instrument make such transitional, transitory or saving provision as the Welsh Ministers consider appropriate in connection with the coming into force of so much of that provision as is so brought into force.
(4)If a provision of this Act is brought into force to any extent by the Secretary of State and the Welsh Ministers acting jointly under section 94(3), the Secretary of State and the Welsh Ministers may, acting jointly, by order made by statutory instrument make such transitional, transitory or saving provision as they, together, consider appropriate in connection with the coming into force of so much of that provision as is so brought into force.
(5)Schedule 11 (further provision about orders under this section) has effect.
There shall be paid out of money provided by Parliament—
(a)expenditure incurred under or by virtue of this Act by the Secretary of State;
(b)any increase attributable to this Act in the sums payable under any other Act out of money so provided.
(1)This Act extends to England and Wales only, subject as follows.
(2)Sections 61 and 62 and Schedule 8 extend also to Scotland, but only so far as required for the purposes of regulations applying as mentioned in section 61(11)(b).
(3)Part 4 and this Part extend to England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
(4)An amendment or repeal made by this Act has the same extent as the enactment to which it relates.
(1)The following provisions of this Act come into force on the day on which it is passed—
(a)section 69, so far as relating to the power to disclose information under section 69(1)(a);
(b)section 90;
(c)section 91 and Schedule 11;
(d)sections 92 and 93;
(e)this section and Schedule 12;
(f)section 95.
(2)The following provisions of this Act come into force at the end of the period of two months beginning with the day on which it is passed—
(a)section 3;
(b)section 13;
(c)section 15;
(d)section 21;
(e)section 22, so far as relating to water or sewerage undertakers whose areas are wholly or mainly in England;
(f)section 25(3);
(g)sections 26 to 28;
(h)section 33;
(i)section 34(1) and (2);
(j)sections 35 and 36;
(k)section 57;
(l)section 58;
(m)section 60;
(n)sections 61 and 62 and Schedule 8;
(o)section 63;
(p)sections 85 to 87;
(q)section 88;
(r)section 89 and Schedule 10;
(s)paragraph 8 of Schedule 7 (and section 56 so far as relating to paragraph 8);
(t)paragraph 107 of Schedule 7 (and section 56 so far as relating to paragraph 107).
(3)The remaining provisions of this Act come into force on such day as the appropriate authority may by order appoint.
(4)The power of the Secretary of State or the Welsh Ministers to make an order under subsection (3) is to be exercisable by statutory instrument.
(5)Different days may be appointed for different purposes.
(6)Except as stated in the table in Schedule 12, the appropriate authority for the purposes of subsection (3) is the Secretary of State.
This Act may be cited as the Water Act 2014.