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Water Act 2014, Paragraph 120 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 02 March 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations. Help about Changes to Legislation

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120(1)Section 219 (general interpretation) is amended as follows.E+W

(2)In subsection (1)—

(a)in the definition of “customer or potential customer”, in paragraph (a), for “licensed water supplier” there is substituted “ water supply licensee or sewerage licensee ”;

(b)in the definition of “protected land”, in paragraph (b), for “section 218” there is substituted “ section 217 ”;

(c)in the definition of “sewerage services”, for “includes” there is substituted

(a)in the case of a sewerage undertaker, includes;

(d)in that definition, after the paragraph (a) so formed there is inserted or

(b)in the case of a sewerage licensee, means the services provided by that person in that person's capacity as a sewerage licensee;;

(e)in the definition of “water main”—

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

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

(f)the following are inserted at the appropriate place—

charging rules” means rules issued under section 144ZA;;

sewerage licensee” is to be construed in accordance with section 17BA(6);;

water supply licensee” is to be construed in accordance with section 17A(7);;

(g)the definition of “licensed water supplier” is repealed.

(3)After subsection (10) there is inserted—

(11)Subsection (10) does not apply to references to the Chief Inspector of Drinking Water in sections 8, 17AA, 51CA, 51CB, 66DB, 66P and 86ZA.

Commencement Information

I1Sch. 7 para. 120(1) in force at 1.1.2015 for specified purposes by S.I. 2014/3320, art. 2(2)(e)(iii)

I2Sch. 7 para. 120(1) in force at 1.4.2016 for specified purposes by S.I. 2016/465, art. 2(m), Sch. 1 para. 1(aa) (with Sch. 2)

I3Sch. 7 para. 120(1) in force at 1.11.2016 for specified purposes by S.I. 2016/1007, art. 2(h)(vi)

I4Sch. 7 para. 120(1) in force at 1.4.2017 for specified purposes by S.I. 2017/462, art. 3(k)(xxii)(aa)

I5Sch. 7 para. 120(2)(a) (c)-(g) in force at 1.4.2016 by S.I. 2016/465, art. 2(m), Sch. 1 para. 1(aa) (with Sch. 2)

I6Sch. 7 para. 120(2)(b) in force at 1.1.2015 by S.I. 2014/3320, art. 2(2)(e)(iv)

I7Sch. 7 para. 120(3) in force at 1.1.2015 for specified purposes by S.I. 2014/3320, art. 2(2)(e)(v)

I8Sch. 7 para. 120(3) in force at 1.11.2016 for specified purposes by S.I. 2016/1007, art. 2(h)(vii)

I9Sch. 7 para. 120(3) in force at 1.4.2017 for specified purposes by S.I. 2017/462, art. 3(k)(xxii)(bb)

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