The Water Act 2014 (Commencement No. 3 and Transitional Provisions) Order 2015

Transitional provisions made by the Welsh Ministers U.K.

6.  The transitional provisions in this article are made by the Welsh Ministers only, as follows—

(a) until section 1 of the 2014 Act comes into force so far as it relates to section 17A(1) of the 1991 Act, the references to a water supply licensee in the following provisions are to be read as references to an old water supply licensee(1)—

(i) section 2(3)(ba)(ii) of the 1991 Act (as inserted by section 23 of the 2014 Act); and

(ii) section 144ZE of the 1991 Act (as inserted by section 38 of the 2014 Act); and

(b) until paragraph 5 of Schedule 2 to the 2014 Act comes into force to the extent that it substitutes section 66E of the 1991 Act, section 66E as referred to in section 144ZE(1)(a) of the 1991 Act is to be read as if section 66E of the 1991 Act as substituted were in force(2).

(1)

The transitional arrangements for sections 23 and 38 as partially commenced by the Secretary of State in relation to wholly or mainly English undertakers are set out in S.I. 2014/3320.

(2)

The transitional arrangements for section 38 as partially commenced by the Secretary of State in relation to wholly or mainly English undertakers are set out in S.I. 2014/3320.