Water Act 2014

Valid from 01/04/2017

Consumers, Estate Agents and Redress Act 2007 (c. 17) E+W

136 E+W The Consumers, Estate Agents and Redress Act 2007 is amended as follows.

137 E+W In section 4 (meaning of “designated consumers”), in subsection (3)—

(a) for “or a licensed water supplier” there is substituted “ , a water supply licensee or a sewerage licensee ”;

(b) for “its capacity” there is substituted “ the undertaker's or licensee's capacity ”.

138 (1) Section 25 (enforcement by regulator of section 24 notice) is amended as follows. E+W

(2) In subsection (2), for “its capacity” there is substituted “ the person's capacity ”.

(3) In subsection (3), in the table, for “or licensed water supplier” there is substituted “ , water supply licensee or sewerage licensee ”.

(4) In subsection (7), for “or licensed water supplier” there is substituted “ , water supply licensee or sewerage licensee ”.

139 E+W In section 33 (supplementary provision about transfer and abolition orders), in subsection (10)—

(a) for “or a licensed water supplier” there is substituted “ , a water supply licensee or a sewerage licensee ”;

(b) for “its capacity” there is substituted “ the undertaker's or licensee's capacity ”.

140 E+W In section 41 (interpretation of Part 1), in subsection (1)—

(a) the definition of “licensed water supplier” is repealed;

(b) at the appropriate place there is inserted—

““sewerage licensee” means a person holding a sewerage licence under Chapter 1A of Part 2 of the Water Industry Act 1991;”;

““water supply licensee” means a person holding a water supply licence under Chapter 1A of Part 2 of the Water Industry Act 1991.”

141 (1) Section 42 (interpretation of Part 2) is amended as follows. E+W

(2) In subsection (1), in the table—

(a) in the first column, for “or licensed water supplier” there is substituted “ , water supply licensee or sewerage licensee ”;

(b) in the second column, for “or licensed water supplier in its capacity” there is substituted “ , water supply licensee or sewerage licensee in the undertaker's or licensee's capacity ”.

(3) In subsection (2)—

(a) the definition of “licensed water supplier” is repealed;

(b) at the appropriate place there is inserted—

““sewerage licensee” has the same meaning as in Part 1;”;

““water supply licensee” has the same meaning as in Part 1.”

142 E+W In section 52 (enforcement of requirements imposed under Part 2), in subsection (3), for “or licensed water supplier” there is substituted “ , water supply licensee or sewerage licensee ”.