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Water Act 2014, Paragraph 36 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 28 February 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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36(1)Section 24 (special administration orders made on special petitions) is amended as follows.E+W

(2)In subsection (1A)—

(a)in paragraphs (a) and (b), the words “(after consulting the Assembly)” are repealed;

(b)in paragraph (b), before “the Authority” there is inserted “by”;

(c)in the words following paragraph (b), for “qualifying licensed water supplier” there is substituted “ qualifying water supply licensee or qualifying sewerage licensee ”.

(3)After subsection (1A) there is inserted—

(1B)Before presenting a petition under subsection (1A) in relation to a qualifying water supply licensee whose licence gives it a supplementary authorisation, the Secretary of State or the Authority (as the case may be) must consult the Welsh Ministers.

(4)In subsection (2)—

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

(b)after paragraph (bb) there is inserted—

(bc)in the case of a company which is a qualifying sewerage licensee, that—

(i)action taken by the company has caused a contravention by a sewerage undertaker of any principal duty; and

(ii)that action is serious enough to make it inappropriate for the company to continue to hold its licence;;

(c)in paragraph (d), for “qualifying licensed water supplier” there is substituted “ qualifying water supply licensee or a qualifying sewerage licensee ”.

(5)In subsection (7)(b), for “qualifying licensed water supplier” there is substituted “ qualifying water supply licensee or a qualifying sewerage licensee ”.

Commencement Information

I1Sch. 7 para. 36 in force at 1.4.2017 for specified purposes by S.I. 2017/462, art. 3(k)(vi)

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