Citation, commencement, extent and interpretationE+W
1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Drought Plan Regulations 2005 and shall come into force on 1st October 2005.
(2) These Regulations extend to England and Wales.
(3) In these Regulations—
“the Act” means the Water Industry Act 1991;
“drought plan” means a plan prepared and maintained by a water undertaker in accordance with their duty under section 39B(1) of the Act.
“draft drought plan” means a draft drought plan sent to the Secretary of State or the National Assembly for Wales in accordance with section 37B(1) of the Act.
(4) Reference in these Regulations to section 37B of the Act is a reference to that section as applied by section 39B(5) of the Act.
(5) References in these Regulations to “the Secretary of State or the National Assembly for Wales” shall mean, in relation to a water undertaker whose area is wholly or mainly in Wales, the National Assembly for Wales, and in all other cases, the Secretary of State.