The Water Environment and Water Services (Scotland) Act 2003 (Commencement No. 9) Order 2013

Made3rd September 2013

Laid before the Scottish Parliament5th September 2013

Coming into force21st September 2013

The Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 38(1) of the Water Environment and Water Services (Scotland) Act 20031.

Citation and commencement1

This Order may be cited as the Water Environment and Water Services (Scotland) Act 2003 (Commencement No. 9) Order 2013 and comes into force on 21st September 2013.

Appointed day2

21st September 2013 is the appointed day on which section 23 (fixing of charges for water services) of the Water Environment and Water Services (Scotland) Act 2003 comes into force.

PAUL WHEELHOUSEAuthorised to sign by the Scottish MinistersSt Andrew’s House,Edinburgh3rd September 2013

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order brings into force section 23 of the Water Environment and Water Services (Scotland) Act 2003 (“the Act”) on 21st September 2013. Section 23 of the Act empowers the Scottish Ministers to make regulations containing provision for or in connection with the fixing of charges for the provision of water services for the purposes of the protection of the water environment.

The Bill for the Act received Royal Assent on 5th March 2003. Part 3 (sections 35 to 38) of the Act also came into force on that day.

NOTE AS TO EARLIER COMMENCEMENT ORDERS

(This note is not part of the Order)

The following provisions of the Act were brought into force by Commencement Order made before the date of this Order—

Provision	Date of commencement	Instrument number
Sections 1 to 7	15th December 2003	S.S.I. 2003/562
Sections 8 to 11	1st June 2005	S.S.I. 2005/235
Sections 12 to 14	14th December 2007	S.S.I. 2007/530
Section 15	1st June 2005	S.S.I. 2005/235
Section 16	14th December 2007	S.S.I. 2007/530
Section 17	1st June 2005	S.S.I. 2005/235
Section 18	15th December 2003	S.S.I. 2003/562
Section 19	14th December 2007	S.S.I. 2007/530
Section 20 to 21	15th December 2003	S.S.I. 2003/562
Section 22	10th July 2008	S.S.I 2008/269
Section 24(1) to (4) (partially)	6th February 2007	S.S.I. 2007/50
Section 24(1) to (4)2 (to the extent not already in force)	31st March 2007	S.S.I. 2007/50
Section 25	20th May 2005	S.S.I. 2005/256
Section 26 to 28	15th December 2003	S.S.I. 2003/562
Section 29	6th March 2006	S.S.I. 2006/55
Section 31	10th July 2008	S.S.I 2008/269
Section 32	6th March 2006	S.S.I. 2006/55
Section 33 (partially)	6th March 2006	S.S.I. 2006/55
Section 33 (to the extent not already in force)	30th November 2007	S.S.I. 2007/512
Section 34 (partially)	10th July 2008	S.S.I 2008/269
Schedules 1 and 2	20th May 2005	S.S.I. 2005/256
Schedule 3	30th November 2007	S.S.I. 2007/512
Schedule 4 (partially)	10th July 2008	S.S.I 2008/269