The Water Fluoridation (Proposals and Consultation) (England) Regulations 2013

Prospective

Statutory Instruments

2013 No. 301

Water Industry, England

The Water Fluoridation (Proposals and Consultation) (England) Regulations 2013

Made

13th February 2013

Laid before Parliament

19th February 2013

Coming into force

1st April 2013

The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 88D(4), 88E(2) and (6), 88F(4)(d), 88I(4) and (6), 88K(6), 88L(2), (4) and (8), 88M(4), 88O(1), (2) and (4) and 213(2) of the Water Industry Act 1991(1):

(1)

1991 c.56. Sections 88D, 88E, 88F, 88I, 88K, 88L, 88M and 88O are inserted by section 36 of the Health and Social Care Act 2012 (c.7) (“the 2012 Act”). There are no relevant amendments to section 213(2) of the Water Industry Act 1991 (“the 1991 Act”). See section 219(1) of the 1991 Act for the meaning of “prescribed”. These Regulations relate to proposals to fluoridate drinking water in England – see section 88B of the 1991 Act, as inserted by section 36 of the 2012 Act.