F1PART IIIA Promotion of the Efficient Use of Water

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Part IIIA (ss. 93A-93D) inserted (1.2.1996) by 1995 c. 25, s. 120(1), Sch. 22 para. 102 (with ss. 7(6), 115, 117); S.I. 1996/186, art. 2

93B Power of Director to impose requirements on water undertakers.

1

The Director may require a water undertaker F2or F18water supply licensee, in F10the performance of that undertaker's or licensee's duty under section 93A above, to—

a

take any such action; or

b

achieve any such overall standards of performance,

as he may specify in the document imposing the requirement.

2

Where the Director, in the document imposing a requirement on a water undertaker F3or F17water supply licensee under subsection (1) above, stipulates that any contravention of the requirement by the undertaker F15or licensee will be a breach of F9the undertaker's or licensee's duty under section 93A above, any contravention of that requirement by the undertaker shall be a breach of that duty.

3

Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1) above, a requirement under that subsection may—

a

require a water undertaker F4or F13water supply licensee to make available to F16that person's customers or potential customers such facilities as may be specified in the document imposing the requirement;

b

require a water undertaker F4or F13water supply licensee to provide or make available to F16that person's customers or potential customers such information as may be specified in the document imposing the requirement, and may specify the form in which, the times at which or the frequency with which any such information is to be provided or made available.

4

In exercising his powers under this section in relation to any water undertaker F5or F20water supply licensee the Director shall have regard to the extent to which water resources are available to that undertaker F19or licensee.

5

Before imposing any requirement on a water undertaker F6or F14water supply licensee under subsection (1) above the Director shall consult that undertaker F12or licensee.

6

Nothing in this section authorises the Director to impose any requirement on a water undertaker F7or F21water supply licensee which has or may have the effect of authorising or requiring that undertaker F11or licensee to impose any requirement on any of F8that person's customers or potential customers.