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Water Industry Act 1991, Section 117J is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 28 February 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations. Help about Changes to Legislation

[F1117JRules about charges: provision about the reduction of chargesE+W

(1)Rules under section 117I may provide for the reduction of charges payable under a section 117E agreement where—

(a)a sewerage licensee that has a retail authorisation is party to the section 117E agreement, and

(b)other conditions specified by the rules are satisfied.

(2)Rules made by virtue of subsection (1) may in particular—

(a)specify conditions relating to any party to the section 117E agreement;

(b)specify conditions about persons taking steps for the purpose of reducing or managing demand for sewerage services;

(c)specify conditions about the premises by reference to which such steps are to be taken;

(d)specify conditions about reducing charges payable by a person who—

(i)is not party to the section 117E agreement, and

(ii)takes or proposes to take such steps as satisfy or would satisfy a condition specified under paragraph (b).

(3)The rules may provide that, where a charge falls to be reduced in accordance with rules made by virtue of subsection (1), the sewerage undertaker to which the charges are payable must give notice of that reduction to the Authority.

(4)Rules made by virtue of subsection (3) may—

(a)make provision as to the content of the notice;

(b)specify the period within which an undertaker is to give notice to the Authority.

(5)Provision under subsection (4)(a) may in particular require the notice to specify—

(a)the amount of the charge, with and without the reduction;

(b)the period for which the reduction has effect.]

Textual Amendments

F1Pt. 4 Ch. 2A inserted (1.9.2015 for the insertion of s. 117G (except s. 117G(2)(e)(7)), 1.9.2015 for the insertion of s. 117K (except s. 117K(2)(e)(8)), 1.4.2016 for the insertion of ss. 117G(2)(e), 117P(4), 117R, 117S, 1.9.2016 for the insertion of ss. 117I for specified purposes, 117J, 117K(2)(e)(8), 117L, 30.3.2017 for the insertion of s. 117G so far as not already in force and ss. 117F, 117H) by Water Act 2014 (c. 21), s. 94(3), Sch. 4; S.I. 2015/773, art. 3(d) (with art. 5); S.I. 2015/1469, art. 3(e); S.I. 2016/465, arts. 2(k), 3(f) (with Sch. 2) (as amended (22.3.2017) by S.I. 2017/462, art. 16); S.I. 2017/462, art. 2(d)

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