Water (Special Measures) Act 2025

1. Introductory Text

2. Remuneration, governance and financial transparency

   1. 1. Rules about remuneration and governance

   2. 2. Financial transparency requirements

3. Duties in respect of sewerage and water supply systems

   1. 3. Pollution incident reduction plans

   2. 4. Emergency overflows

   3. 5. Nature-based solutions

4. Sanctions

   1. 6. Impeding investigations: sentencing and liability

   2. 7. Civil penalties: modification of standard of proof

   3. 8. Automatic penalties for certain offences

5. Regulation of abstraction and impounding

   1. 9. Abstraction and impounding: power to impose general conditions

6. Regulatory functions and charges

   1. 10. Requirement for Ofwat to have regard to climate change etc

   2. 11. Charges in respect of Environment Agency and NRBW functions

   3. 12. Drinking Water Inspectorate: functions and fees

7. Consumer charges

   1. 13. Special provision in charges schemes

8. Special administration orders

   1. 14. Modification by Secretary of State of water company’s appointment conditions etc to recover losses

   2. 15. Modification by Welsh Ministers of water company’s appointment conditions etc to recover losses

   3. 16. Winding-up petitions

9. Final

   1. 17. Extent, commencement, transitional provision and short title