SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 8Minor and consequential amendments: licensing of water suppliers etc

Water Industry Act 1991 (c. 56)

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1

Section 69 (regulations for preserving water quality) is amended as follows.

2

In subsection (1), for “to take all such steps” there is substituted “ or a licensed water supplier to ensure that such steps are taken ”.

3

In subsection (2)—

a

after “water undertaker” there is inserted “ or licensed water supplier ”,

b

in paragraph (a)—

i

for “take all such steps” there is substituted “ ensure that all such steps are taken ”; and

ii

for “which that undertaker supplies” there is substituted “ used for relevant supplies ”,

c

in paragraph (b)—

i

for “take all such steps” there is substituted “ ensure that all such steps are taken ”; and

ii

for “that undertaker uses or is proposing to use for supplying water” there is substituted “ is used or is proposed to be used for making relevant supplies ”,

d

in paragraph (c), for “that undertaker is using or proposing to use for supplying water” there is substituted “ is used or proposed to be used for making relevant supplies ”,

e

in paragraph (d)—

i

for “keep records” there is substituted “ ensure that records are kept ”;

ii

for “supplied with water” there is substituted “ receiving relevant supplies ”; and

iii

the words “by that undertaker” are omitted, and

f

in paragraph (e), for “comply with prescribed requirements” there is substituted “ ensure that prescribed requirements are complied with ”.

4

In subsection (3), for the words from “with respect” to “functions” there is substituted “ imposing obligations on water undertakers or licensed water suppliers with respect to the use for the purposes of or in connection with making relevant supplies ”.

5

In subsection (4)—

a

in paragraph (a)—

i

for “forbid the use by water undertakers of” there is substituted “ require water undertakers or licensed water suppliers to ensure that ”, and

ii

at the end there is inserted “ are not used for the purposes of or in connection with relevant supplies ”,

b

in paragraph (b)—

i

after “require” there is inserted “ water undertakers and licensed water suppliers to ensure that ”, and

ii

for “by water undertakers to” there is substituted “ for the purposes of or in connection with relevant supplies ”, and

c

in paragraph (c), for “by water undertakers” there is substituted “ for the purposes of or in connection with relevant supplies ”.

6

In subsection (5)—

a

the words “require a water undertaker” are omitted,

b

in paragraph (a)—

i

at the beginning, there is inserted “ require a water undertaker ”, and

ii

for “by that undertaker” there is substituted “ using that undertaker’s supply system ”,

c

the word “and” at the end of paragraph (a) is omitted,

d

after that paragraph, there is inserted—

aa

require a licensed water supplier to publish information about the quality of water supplied for domestic or food production purposes to any premises by that supplier

e

in paragraph (b)—

i

at the beginning, there is inserted “ require any such undertaker or supplier ”, and

ii

for “so supplied” there is substituted “ supplied as referred to in paragraph (a) or (aa) above (as the case may be) ”.

7

In subsection (6)—

a

in paragraph (b)—

i

after “water undertaker”there is inserted “ or licensed water supplier ”, and

ii

after “the undertaker” there is inserted “ or supplier ”, and

b

in paragraph (c), after “undertaker” there is inserted “ or licensed water supplier ”.

8

After that subsection there is inserted—

7

In this section, “relevant supplies” means—

a

in the case of an obligation imposed on a water undertaker, supplies of water—

i

made by the undertaker in carrying out its functions; or

ii

made by a licensed water supplier using the undertaker’s supply system; and

b

in the case of an obligation imposed on a licensed water supplier, supplies of water made by that supplier using a water undertaker’s supply system.