Water (Special Measures) Act 2025

12 Drinking Water Inspectorate: functions and fees

(1) The Water Industry Act 1991 is amended as follows.

(2) For the italic heading before section 86, substitute “Drinking Water Inspectorate”.

(3) In section 86 (appointment and functions of inspectors)—

(a) for the heading substitute “Appointment and functions of inspectors”;

(b) in subsection (1)—

(i) omit the “and” after paragraph (a);

(ii) after paragraph (b) insert “; and

(c) arrangements for assessing and securing compliance, and responding to failures to comply, with directions (or any particular direction) under section 208.”

(4) In section 86ZA (charging of fees by inspectors), after subsection (3) insert—

“(3A) A fee may be made chargeable under this section in relation to—

(a) a specific instance in which the function is exercised, or

(b) the exercise of the function more generally during a particular period of time (which need not be limited to its exercise in relation to the person charged with the fee).”