Water Industry Act 1991

[F1 [F2 37AA Water resources management plans for England: resilience E+W

(1) The Secretary of State may give a direction about the basis on which a water resources management plan for England is to be prepared.

(2) A direction under this section may be given only where the Secretary of State considers it appropriate to do so with a view to securing that a water undertaker is able to meet the need for the supply of water to consumers in particular circumstances.

(3) A direction under this section may, in particular, require a plan to be prepared on the basis of a specified assumption, including—

(a) an assumption as to whether, and how often, specified circumstances are likely to arise;

(b) an assumption that a specified power would or would not be exercised by the water undertaker or another person in specified circumstances.

(4) Before giving a direction under this section, the Secretary of State must consult—

(a) the Authority,

(b) the Welsh Ministers,

(c) each water undertaker to which the direction would apply,

(d) the Environment Agency,

(e) the NRBW, and

(f) such other persons as the Secretary of State considers appropriate.

(5) In this section—

• “specified” means specified in a direction under this section;

• “water resources management plan for England” means a water resources management plan prepared by a water undertaker whose area is wholly or mainly in England.]]

Textual Amendments

F1 Ss. 37A-37D inserted (1.10.2004 for specified purposes and 1.10.2005 for further specified purposes and 1.4.2006 for specified provisions and further purposes and 1.4.2007 otherwise) by Water Act 2003 (c. 37), ss. 62, 105(3); S.I. 2004/2528, art. 2(j) (with art. 4); S.I. 2005/2714, art. 2(i) (with Sch. paras. 6, 8); S.I. 2006/984, art. 2(q) (with art. 3, Sch.); S.I. 2007/1021, art. 2(a)

F2 S. 37AA inserted (14.7.2014) by Water Act 2014 (c. 21), ss. 27(3), 94(2)(g)