Water Industry Act 1991

[F1 144ZF Guidance under section 144ZE: procedure E+W

(1) Before issuing guidance under section 144ZE, the Secretary of State must lay a draft of the proposed guidance before both Houses of Parliament.

(2) The Secretary of State must not issue the guidance until after the period of 40 days beginning with—

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

(b) 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.

(3) If before the end of that period either House resolves that the guidance should not be issued, the Secretary of State may not issue it.

(4) In reckoning any period of 40 days for the purposes of subsection (2), no account is to be taken of any time during which—

(a) Parliament is dissolved or prorogued, or

(b) both Houses are adjourned for more than four days.

(5) Before issuing guidance under section 144ZE, the Welsh Ministers must lay a draft of the proposed guidance before the Assembly.

(6) The Welsh Ministers must not issue the guidance until after the period of 40 days beginning with the day on which the draft is laid before the Assembly.

(7) If before the end of that period the Assembly resolves that the guidance should not be issued, the Welsh Ministers may not issue it.

(8) In reckoning any period of 40 days for the purposes of subsection (6), no account is to be taken of any time during which the Assembly is dissolved or is in recess for more than four days.

(9) Nothing in this section prevents the Secretary of State and the Welsh Ministers issuing a single document containing guidance under section 144ZE, and preparing draft guidance accordingly.]

Textual Amendments

F1 Ss. 144ZE, 144ZF and cross-heading inserted (1.1.2015 for W. for specified purposes, 6.4.2015 for W. for specified purposes, 1.4.2016 for E. in so far as not already in force) by Water Act 2014 (c. 21), ss. 38, 94(3); S.I. 2014/3320, art. 2(1)(b) (with art. 3); S.I. 2015/773, art. 2(3)(b) (with art. 6); S.I. 2016/465, art. 2(h) (with Sch. 2) (as amended (22.3.2017) by S.I. 2017/462, art. 16)