The Water and Sewerage Services (Northern Ireland) Order 2006 No. 3336 (NI. 21)

PART X N.I. REORGANISATION OF THE INDUSTRY

The successor company N.I.

The successor company N.I.

269.—(1) The Department may by order nominate as the successor company for the purposes of this Part a company which—

(a) is a company limited by shares [F1 (within the meaning of section 3 of the Companies Act 2006)]; and

(b) is wholly owned by the Crown;

and references in this Part to “the successor company” are references to the company so nominated.

(2) The successor company shall not—

(a) be regarded as the servant or agent of the Crown;

(b) have any status, immunity or privilege of the Crown,

and its property shall not be regarded as property of, or held on behalf of, the Crown.

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in art. 269(1)(a) substituted (1.10.2009) by Companies Act 2006 (Consequential Amendments, Transitional Provisions and Savings) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/1941), art. 2(1), Sch. 1 para. 263(4) (with art. 10)