17.—(1) Workers engaged in essential or emergency works—E+W
(a)related to water supplies and sewerage services, and
(b)carried out by, for, or on behalf of a water undertaker, sewerage undertaker, water supply licensee, sewerage licensee or local authority,
where they have travelled to the United Kingdom in the course of their work.
(2) For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1)—
(a)“essential or emergency works” includes—
(i)inspections, maintenance, repairs, and asset replacement activities,
(ii)monitoring, sampling and analysis of water supplies under the Private Water Supplies (England) Regulations 2016 M1, the Water Supply (Water Quality) Regulations 2016 M2, the Private Water Supplies (Wales) Regulations 2017 M3, or the Water Supply (Water Quality) Regulations 2018 M4,
(b)“sewerage licensee” [F1means the holder of a sewerage licence under section 17BA] of the Water Industry Act 1991 M5,
(c)“sewerage services” has the meaning given in section 219(1) of the Water Industry Act 1991 M6,
(d)“water supply licensee” has the meaning given in sections 17A(7) and 219(1) of the Water Industry Act 1991 M7.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in Sch. 2 para. 17(2)(b) substituted (31.7.2020) by The Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel) (England) (Amendment) (No. 5) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/813), regs. 1, 2(3)(e)
Commencement Information
I1Sch. 2 para. 17 in force at 8.6.2020, see reg. 1(1)
Marginal Citations
M1S.I. 2016/618; relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2017/506, 2018/707 and 2019/558.
M2S.I. 2016/614; relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2017/506, 2018/706 and 378, 2019/526 and 558.
M3S.I. 2017/1041 (W. 270), as amended by S.I. 2018/647 (W. 121), S.I. 2019/460 (W. 110) and S.I. 2019/463 (W. 111).
M4S.I. 2018/647 (W. 121), as amended by S.I. 2019/463 (W. 111).
M51991 c. 56. Section 17BA(6) was inserted by section 4(1) of the Water Act 2014 (c. 21). The reference to “sewerage licensee” was inserted in section 219(1) by paragraph 120(2)(f) of Schedule 7 to the Water Act 2014.
M6The definition of “sewerage services” was amended by paragraph 120 of Schedule 7 to the Water Act 2014.
M7Section 17A was inserted by section 1 of the Water Act 2014.