to fix charges for any services provided in the course of carrying out its functions and, in the case of a sewerage undertaker, charges to be paid in connection with the carrying out of its trade effluent functions; and

to demand and recover charges fixed under this section from any persons to whom the undertaker provides services or in relation to whom it carries out trade effluent functions.

by or in accordance with a charges scheme under section 143 below; or

by or in accordance with agreements with the persons to be charged.

charges for the supply of water to a dwelling, or

charges for the provision of sewerage services in respect of a dwelling,

fixes the charges to be paid for any services provided by the undertaker in the course of carrying out its functions;

makes provision with respect to the times and methods of payment of the charges fixed by the scheme.

a single charge in respect of the whole period for which the consent is in force;

separate charges in respect of different parts of that period; or

both such a single charge and such separate charges.

by the Secretary of State; or

with the consent of or in accordance with a general authorisation given by the Secretary of State, by F7the Authority.

make different provision for different cases, including different provision in relation to different circumstances or localities; and

contain supplemental, consequential and transitional provision for the purposes of the scheme;

any power of a relevant undertaker F8in a case not falling within section 142(2A) aboveto enter into such an agreement with any person in any particular case as determines the charges to be made for the services provided to that person by the undertaker; or

the power of a sewerage undertaker to enter into any agreement under section 129 above on terms that provide for the making of payments to the undertaker.

subsection (2), (3) or (5),

regulations under section 143A,

rules under section 143B, or

section 144A(9), (10) or (11)(a),

prescribe items with respect to which a consumer is, or is not, to be liable to pay a charge;

make provision as to the matters by reference to which charges may be fixed and as to methods and principles to be adopted in calculating and imposing charges;

require alternative bases of charging to be made available to consumers; and

require special provision, including exemption from specified charges, to be made for the purpose of assisting individuals who are or would be liable to pay any charges and who fall within any class of individuals appearing to the Secretary of State to require special provision.

prescribe the classes of persons for whom special provision is to be made in relation to any premises by reference to matters such as age, ill-health or disability, the age, ill-health or disability of any of their dependants or of any other persons who have their homes in the premises, or their financial circumstances;

make provision as to the method by which a person may establish his entitlement to assistance under the regulations; and

make provision as to responsibility for costs incurred for the purpose of establishing that entitlement.

make provision about the types of charges that may be imposed;

make provision about the amount or maximum amount, or the methods for determining the amount or maximum amount, of any type of charge;

make provision about the principles for determining what types of charges may or may not be imposed;

make provision about principles for determining the amount of any charge that may be imposed;

require particular schemes of charges to be available in specified cases;

make provision about the timing of payment of charges;

require charges schemes to be published;

make provision about how charges schemes are to be published.

taking steps for the purpose of reducing or managing water consumption;

taking steps for the purpose of reducing or managing the discharge of matter from premises;

taking steps for the purpose of reducing the volume of surface water entering public sewers or the rate at which it does so.

guidance is issued under section 143E, and

the Authority, having regard to that guidance, considers that it is appropriate to revise the rules.

prepare a draft of the proposed rules, and

consult the relevant persons about the draft.

the Secretary of State;

the Welsh Ministers;

the Council;

any relevant undertakers likely to be affected by the rules;

such other persons as the Authority thinks appropriate.

the Secretary of State, so far as the rules in question affect relevant undertakers whose areas are wholly or mainly in England;

the Welsh Ministers, so far as the rules in question affect relevant undertakers whose areas are wholly or mainly in Wales.

a revision for which consultation is unnecessary, or

a revision that it is necessary or desirable to make without delay.

that period of 14 days expires, or

the Minister notifies the Authority that no direction under subsection (4) will be given in relation to the revised rules,

the issuing of the revised rules, and

as regards each revision contained in them, whether in the view of the Authority the revision falls within paragraph (a) or (b) of subsection (1).

prepare a draft of the proposed guidance;

consult the relevant persons about the draft.

the Secretary of State;

the Welsh Ministers;

such other persons as the Minister thinks appropriate.

the Secretary of State, in relation to relevant undertakers whose areas are wholly or mainly in England;

the Welsh Ministers, in relation to relevant undertakers whose areas are wholly or mainly in Wales.

supplies of water provided by a water undertaker shall be treated for the purposes of this Chapter as services provided to the occupiers for the time being of any premises supplied; and

he fails to inform the undertaker of the ending of his occupation of the premises at least two working days before he ceases to occupy them; and

the charges are in respect of a period ending no later than with the first relevant day.

where that person informs the undertaker of the ending of his occupation of the premises less than two working days before, or at any time after, he ceases to occupy them, the twenty-eighth day after he so informs the undertaker;

any day on which any meter would normally have been read in order for the amount of the charges to be determined;

any day on which any other person informs the undertaker that he has become the new occupier of the premises.

any person who is the occupier of any premises to which a supply of water is provided by a water undertaker has served notice on the undertaker for the purposes of section 62 above; and

that notice is given otherwise than in connection with that person’s ceasing to be the occupier of the premises in a case in which provision is made by virtue of subsection (2) above for a person who has ceased to be the occupier of the premises to be made liable for any charges,

the expiry of the notice; and

the end of the period of two working days beginning with the service of the notice.

a Saturday or Sunday; or

Christmas Day, Good Friday or any day which is a bank holiday in England and Wales under the M1Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971.

the person who was liable, immediately before 1st September 1989, to pay charges in respect of a supply of water to those premises was the owner of those premises, rather than the occupier;

that person was so liable (under section 54 of Schedule 3 to the M2Water Act 1945 or any other local statutory provision) otherwise than by virtue of an agreement; and

the person who was in fact the occupier of the premises on that date has not ceased to be the occupier before the coming into force of this Act,

section 42(2)(a) (provision of new water main);

section 45(6) (connections with water main);

section 46(7)(b) (ancillary works for domestic connection);

section 99(2)(a) or (2A)(a) (provision of public sewer or lateral drain);

section 101B(3) (lateral drains);

section 107(3)(b)(i) (communications with public sewers);

section 185(5) (moving of pipes etc).

make provision about the types of charges that may be imposed;

make provision about the amount or maximum amount, or the methods for determining the amount or maximum amount, of any type of charge;

make provision about the principles for determining what types of charges may or may not be imposed;

make provision about the principles for determining the amount of any charge that may be imposed;

provide for charges to be payable over a period;

make provision about publication of the charges that may be imposed.

providing such other infrastructure, including other water mains, as it is necessary to provide in consequence of the provision of the new water main;

doing works to increase the capacity of an existing water main, or procuring the doing of such works, where the use of that increased capacity is a consequence of the provision of the new water main.

providing such other infrastructure, including other public sewers, as it is necessary to provide in consequence of the provision of the new public sewer;

doing works to increase the capacity of an existing public sewer, where the use of that increased capacity is a consequence of the provision of the new public sewer.

the amount of security that may be required by a relevant undertaker under section 42(1)(b), 47(2)(a), 99(1)(b), 101B(3A), 107(3)(b)(ii) or 185(4);

the type of security that may be required;

the payment of interest on a sum deposited with a relevant undertaker by way of security.

different provision for different persons or different descriptions of person;

different provision for different powers to impose charges or different descriptions of such powers.

guidance is issued under section 144ZD, and

the Authority, having regard to that guidance, considers that it is appropriate to revise the rules.

prepare a draft of the proposed rules, and

consult the relevant persons about the draft.

the Secretary of State;

the Welsh Ministers;

the Council;

any relevant undertakers likely to be affected by the rules;

any water supply or sewerage licensees likely to be affected by the rules;

such other persons as the Authority thinks appropriate.

the Secretary of State, so far as the rules in question affect relevant undertakers whose areas are wholly or mainly in England;

the Welsh Ministers, so far as the rules in question affect relevant undertakers whose areas are wholly or mainly in Wales.

a revision for which consultation is unnecessary, or

a revision that it is necessary or desirable to make without delay.

that period of 14 days expires, or

the Minister notifies the Authority that no direction under subsection (4) will be given in relation to the revised rules,

the issuing of the revised rules, and

as regards each revision contained in them, whether in the view of the Authority the revision falls within paragraph (a) or (b) of subsection (1).

prepare a draft of the proposed guidance;

consult the relevant persons about the draft.

the Secretary of State;

the Welsh Ministers;

such other persons as the Minister thinks appropriate.

the Secretary of State, in relation to relevant undertakers whose areas are wholly or mainly in England;

the Welsh Ministers, in relation to relevant undertakers whose areas are wholly or mainly in Wales.

rules under section 66E;

rules under section 117I;

rules under section 143B.

rules under section 40E;

rules under section 51CD;

rules issued in accordance with regulations under section 66M;

rules under section 105ZF;

rules under section 110F;

rules under section 144ZA.

the Minister issues guidance under this section in respect of rules made under a particular provision, and

the Authority, having regard to that guidance, considers that it is appropriate to revise rules made by it under that provision,

prepare a draft of the proposed guidance;

consult the relevant persons about the draft;

comply with the requirements of section 144ZF.

the Secretary of State;

the Welsh Ministers;

the Council;

any relevant undertakers likely to be affected by the proposed guidance;

any water supply licensees or sewerage licensees likely to be affected by the proposed guidance;

such other persons as the Minister thinks appropriate.

the Secretary of State, in relation to relevant undertakers whose areas are wholly or mainly in England;

the Welsh Ministers, in relation to relevant undertakers whose areas are wholly or mainly in Wales.

the day on which the draft is laid before both Houses of Parliament, or

if the draft is laid before the House of Lords on one day and the House of Commons on another, the later of those two days.

Parliament is dissolved or prorogued, or

both Houses are adjourned for more than four days.

water is supplied by a water undertaker to premises in which, or in any part of which, a person has his home, and

charges in respect of those premises are fixed by virtue of any charges scheme under section 143 above without reference to the volume of water supplied,

it is not reasonably practicable to fix charges in respect of the premises by reference to the volume of water supplied, or

to do so would involve the incurring by the undertaker of unreasonable expense.

either the conditions in subsection (6) below or the conditions in subsection (7) below are satisfied in relation to premises in respect of which a measured charges notices has been given, and

such other conditions as may be prescribed are also satisfied in relation to the premises,

that the person who gave the measured charges notice had not given any previous measured charges notice in relation to the premises, and

that he remains the consumer in respect of the premises.

that the person who gave the measured charges notice has, since the notice was given, ceased to be the consumer in respect of the premises,

that neither he nor the person who has become the consumer had given any previous measured charges notice in respect of the premises, and

that any person who was in occupation of the premises when the measured charges notice was given remains in occupation.

if reasonably practicable, before the end of the period of twelve months referred to in that subsection, or

in any other case, as soon as reasonably practicable after the end of that period,

must contain provision for determining the period mentioned in subsection (2) above, and

shall have effect subject to the preceding provisions of this section.

water is supplied to any premises in which, or in any part of which, a person has his home,

charges in respect of those premises have previously been fixed without reference to volume, and

such conditions as may be prescribed are satisfied in relation to the premises.

there has been a change in the occupation of the premises and no charges have yet been demanded from the person who has become the consumer.

about the information to be given under subsection (2);

about timing and procedure in connection with subsection (2) or (3).

information supplied by them is false or incomplete, but

they have taken steps specified by the regulations to ensure its accuracy or completeness.

occupied by one or more persons as a home (but not necessarily as their only or main home), and

a “dwelling”, a “house in multiple occupation” or “accommodation for the elderly” within the meaning of paragraphs 1 to 3 of Schedule 4A.

the Secretary of State, in relation to services provided by an undertaker whose area is wholly or mainly in England, and

the Welsh Ministers, in relation to services provided by an undertaker whose area is wholly or mainly in Wales (for which purpose section 213 applies with references to the Secretary of State and either House of Parliament being taken as references to the Welsh Ministers and the National Assembly for Wales).

the person who provides a supply of water for domestic purposes to any premises; or

the person who provides sewerage services for the purposes of the drainage for domestic sewerage purposes of any premises.

a charge for the connection to a water supply of premises which have never at any previous time (whether before or after the coming into force of the restriction contained in this section) been connected to a supply of water provided for domestic purposes by a water undertaker or by any other authority or body which at that time provided supplies of water in the course of carrying out functions under any enactment; or

a charge for the connection to a public sewer of premises which have never at any previous time (whether before or after the coming into force of the restriction contained in this section) been connected to a sewer used for the drainage for domestic sewerage purposes of those premises by a sewerage undertaker or by any other authority or body which at that time provided sewerage services in the course of carrying out functions under any enactment.

an order under section 105ZA which is deemed to be an agreement by virtue of section 105ZA(5), and

an agreement which has been varied by order under section 105ZB(1).

to enactments by virtue of which a relevant undertaker may recover expenses incurred by it in F23, or charges imposed by it for, carrying out works; and

to the power of any such undertaker, by virtue of section 142(4) above, to fix the amount of any of its other charges by reference to such matters as it thinks appropriate.

water taken for the purpose of extinguishing fires or taken by a F26fire and rescue authority for any other emergency purposes;

water taken for the purpose of testing apparatus installed or equipment used for extinguishing fires or for the purpose of training persons for fire-fighting; or

the availability of water for any purpose mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b) above.

the expenses of installing and connecting the meter;

any expenses incurred in maintaining, repairing, disconnecting or removing the meter in accordance with any requirements of the undertaker; and

any expenses incurred in carrying out any works for purposes connected with the installation and connection of the meter or with the maintenance, repair, disconnection or removal of the meter in accordance with any such requirements.

any expenses incurred for the purpose of enabling a condition imposed by virtue of subsection (2)(c) or (d) of section 47 above to be satisfied;

any sums which it is entitled to recover in pursuance of any terms or conditions determined under section 56 above;

in the case of premises which do not consist of or include any building or part of a building which is occupied as a private dwelling-house, any sums which it is entitled to recover from that person by virtue of section 64(3)(b) above;

any sums which it is entitled to recover under an agreement under section 66D F32or 117E above;

in the case of premises which do not consist of or include any building or part of a building which is occupied as a private dwelling-house, any expenses incurred in consequence of the exercise by the consumer of any option to be charged by the undertaker in relation to those premises by referece to voume rather than by reference to other matters.

as to whether the undertaker or that other person should bear any expenses under this section; or

as to the amount of any expenses to be borne by any person under this section,

the provisions of this Chapter; and

so far as they relate to works for purposes connected with the fixing of charges in relation to any premises by reference to volume, the provisions of Part VI of this Act,

water supplies provided by a water supply licensee, or

sewerage services provided by a sewerage licensee,

a facility for that person to have access to a supply of water provided by a water undertaker in pipes, or to make use of sewerage services provided by a sewerage undertaker, is made available to that person otherwise than by the undertaker;

that person is provided with a supply of water in pipes by a person to whom the water is supplied, directly or indirectly, by a water undertaker; or

that person is provided with sewerage services by a person who, for the purpose of providing those services, makes use of sewerage services provided, directly or indirectly, by a sewerage undertaker.

the amount of the excess; and

if the order so provides, interest on that amount at a rate specified or described in the order,