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.