Water Act 2014

Valid from 01/04/2016

Water Act 2003 (c. 37) E+W

131 E+W The Water Act 2003 is amended as follows.

Prospective

132 E+W Section 40 (which inserted the section 2A of the Water Industry Act 1991 that is being replaced by section 24 of this Act) is repealed.

133 (1) Section 52 (co-operation between water regulators) is amended as follows. E+W

(2) In subsection (3)—

(a) in paragraph (a), for “and licensed water suppliers” there is substituted “ , water supply licensees and sewerage licensees ”;

(b) in paragraph (b), for “licensed water suppliers” there is substituted “ water supply licensees ”;

(c) in paragraph (c), for “and licensed water suppliers” there is substituted “ , water supply licensees and sewerage licensees ”.

(3) After subsection (8) there is inserted—

“(9) In this section—

• “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.”

134 (1) Section 58 (fluoridation of water supplies) is amended as follows, to the extent that it is not in force on the day on which paragraphs 76 to 78 come into force. E+W

(2) In subsection (2)—

(a) in the inserted section 87 of the Water Industry Act 1991 (fluoridation of water supplies at request of relevant authorities), in subsections (2)(b) and (3)(b), for “licensed water supplier” there is substituted “ water supply licensee ”;

(b) in the inserted section 87C of the Water Industry Act 1991 (fluoridation arrangements: compliance), in subsection (4)(b), for “licensed water supplier” there is substituted “ water supply licensee ”.

(3) In subsection (6), in the inserted section 90 of the Water Industry Act 1991 (indemnities in respect of fluoridation), in subsection (2)—

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

(b) for “it”, in both places, there is substituted “ the licensee ”.