The Competition Commission (Water Industry) Penalties Order 2007

Statutory Instruments

2007 No. 461

COMPETITION

The Competition Commission (Water Industry) Penalties Order 2007

Made

19th February 2007

Laid before Parliament

22nd February 2007

Coming into force

1st April 2007

The Secretary of State has consulted, as required by section 111(8) of the Enterprise Act 2002(1), the Competition Commission and such other persons as he considers appropriate.

He makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 111(4) and (6) of the Enterprise Act 2002, as applied by—

(a)

section 16B(6), including that section as applied by section 12(3B), of the Water Industry Act 1991(2),

(b)

sections 17M(1) and 17Q(6) of that Act, and

(c)

paragraph 1 of Schedule 4ZA to that Act:

(1)

2002 c. 40.

(2)

1991 c. 56; sections 12(3B) and 16B were inserted by sections 54 and 55 of the Water Act 2003 (c. 37) respectively; sections 17M and 17Q were inserted by section 56 of, and by paragraphs 1 and 2 of Schedule 4 to, that Act; Schedule 4ZA was inserted by section 70 of, and Schedule 6 to, the Enterprise Act 2002. Section 16B, and that section as applied by section 12(3B), sections 17M and 17Q and paragraph 1 of Schedule 4ZA apply, with modifications, the power to make orders under section 111 of the Enterprise Act 2002 and certain other provisions of Part 3 of that Act for the purposes of references to or investigations by the Competition Commission for the purposes of the exercise of its functions under sections 12, 16A, 17K, 17P and 32 of the Water Industry Act 1991.