The Floods and Water (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

Water Industry Act 1991 U.K.

3.—(1) The Water Industry Act 1991 M1 is amended as follows.

(2) In section 2(7) M2 , for “EU obligation” substitute “ retained EU obligation ”.

(3) In section 92 M3 —

(a) in the heading, at the end insert “ etc. ”;

(b) in subsection (1)—

(i) in the words before paragraph (a) omit “enabling Her Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom to give effect”;

(ii) for paragraph (a) substitute—

“(a) giving effect to any retained EU obligations, or”;

(iii) at the beginning of paragraph (b) insert “ enabling Her Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom to give effect ”.

(4) In section 127(3)(a) M4 , for the words from “enabling” to “obligation or” substitute “ giving effect to any retained EU obligation or enabling Her Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom to give effect ”.

(5) In section 131(3)(a) M5 , for the words from “enabling” to “obligation or” substitute “ giving effect to any retained EU obligation or enabling Her Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom to give effect ”.

(6) In section 206(3)(k) M6 , for “an EU obligation” substitute “ a retained EU obligation ”.

Commencement Information

I1 Reg. 3 in force at 31.12.2020 on IP completion day (in accordance with 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)), see reg. 1(1)

Marginal Citations

M1 1991 c. 56.

M2 Section 2(7) was inserted by section 39(9) of the Water Act 2003 (c. 37) and amended by section 24(2) of the Water Act 2014 (c. 21) and by S.I. 2011/1043.

M3 Section 92(1)(a) was amended by S.I. 2011/1043.

M4 Section 127(3)(a) was amended by S.I. 2011/1043.

M5 Section 131(3)(a) was amended by S.I. 2011/1043.

M6 Section 206(3)(k) was amended by S.I. 2011/1043.