Water Act 2014

108 (1) Section 174 (offences of interference with works etc) is amended as follows. E+W

(2) In subsection (1A)—

(a) in the opening words, for “the licensed water supplier” there is substituted “ the water supply licensee ”;

(b) in paragraph (a)(i)—

(i) for “any licensed water supplier” there is substituted “ any water supply licensee ”;

(ii) for “any such supplier” there is substituted “ any such licensee ”;

(c) in paragraph (a)(ii)—

(i) for “the supplier” there is substituted “ the licensee ”;

(ii) for “its licence” there is substituted “ the licensee's licence ”.

(3) In subsection (2)(b), for “licensed water supplier” there is substituted “ water supply licensee ”.

(4) In subsection (2A)—

(a) in paragraph (b), in the opening words, for “a licensed water supplier” there is substituted “ a water supply licensee ”;

(b) in paragraph (b)(i), for “the supplier” there is substituted “ the licensee ”;

(c) in paragraph (b)(ii), for “the supplier”, in both places, there is substituted “ the licensee ”;

(d) in the words following paragraph (b), for “section 17B(5)” there is substituted “ section 17B ”.

(5) In subsection (3A)—

(a) in the opening words, for “the licensed water supplier” there is substituted “ the water supply licensee ”;

(b) in paragraph (a)(i), for “a licensed water supplier” there is substituted “ a water supply licensee ”;

(c) in paragraph (a)(ii)—

(i) for “the supplier” there is substituted “ the licensee ”;

(ii) for “its licence” there is substituted “ the licensee's licence ”;

(d) in paragraph (b), for “a supplier”, in both places, there is substituted “ a licensee ”.

(6) In subsection (5A)—

(a) in paragraph (a), for “a licensed water supplier” there is substituted “ a water supply licensee ”;

(b) in paragraph (b)—

(i) for “the supplier” there is substituted “ the licensee ”;

(ii) for “its licence” there is substituted “ the licensee's licence ”.

(7) In subsection (8A)(b)—

(a) for “a licensed water supplier” there is substituted “ a water supply licensee ”;

(b) for “the supplier” there is substituted “ the licensee ”.

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 7 para. 108(1) in force at 1.4.2016 for specified purposes by S.I. 2016/465, art. 2(m), Sch. 1 para. 1(u)(ii) (with Sch. 2)

I2 Sch. 7 para. 108(1) in force at 1.4.2017 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2017/462, art. 3(k)(xvii)

I3 Sch. 7 para. 108(2) (3) (4)(a)-(c) (5)-(7) in force at 1.4.2016 by S.I. 2016/465, art. 2(m), Sch. 1 para. 1(u)(i) (with Sch. 2)

I4 Sch. 7 para. 108(4)(d) in force at 1.4.2017 by S.I. 2017/462, art. 3(k)(xvii)