Water Act 2014

67 (1) Section 68 (duties with respect to water quality) is amended as follows. E+W

(2) In the title, for “licensed water suppliers” there is substituted “ water supply licensees ”.

(3) In subsection (1A)—

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

(b) in paragraph (a), for “its retail authorisation” there is substituted “ the licensee's retail authorisation or restricted retail authorisation ”;

(c) in paragraph (b), for “that supplier” there is substituted “ that licensee ”;

(d) in paragraph (b), for “its retail authorisation” there is substituted “ the licensee's retail authorisation or restricted retail authorisation ”;

(e) the words following paragraph (b) are repealed.

(4) In subsection (3A)—

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

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

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

(6) In subsection (5), for “licensed water supplier” there is substituted “ water supply licensee ”.

(7) After subsection (5) there is inserted—

“(6) References in this section to a retail authorisation or a restricted retail authorisation are to be construed in accordance with Schedule 2A.

(7) In this section “prescribed” means—

(a) in relation to a water undertaker whose area is wholly or mainly in Wales, and

(b) in relation to a water supply licensee so far as relating to licensed activities using the supply system of such a water undertaker,

prescribed by regulations made by the Welsh Ministers by statutory instrument, which is subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of the Assembly.”

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 7 para. 67 in force at 1.4.2016 by S.I. 2016/465, art. 2(m), Sch. 1 para. 1(m) (with Sch. 2)