SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 7Further amendments
Water Industry Act 1991 (c. 56)
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1
Section 24 (special administration orders made on special petitions) is amended as follows.
2
In subsection (1A)—
a
in paragraphs (a) and (b), the words “(after consulting the Assembly)” are repealed;
b
in paragraph (b), before “the Authority” there is inserted “by”;
c
in the words following paragraph (b), for “qualifying licensed water supplier” there is substituted “
qualifying water supply licensee or qualifying sewerage licensee
”
.
3
After subsection (1A) there is inserted—
1B
Before presenting a petition under subsection (1A) in relation to a qualifying water supply licensee whose licence gives it a supplementary authorisation, the Secretary of State or the Authority (as the case may be) must consult the Welsh Ministers.
4
In subsection (2)—
a
in paragraph (bb), for “qualifying licensed water supplier” there is substituted “
qualifying water supply licensee
”
;
b
after paragraph (bb) there is inserted—
bc
in the case of a company which is a qualifying sewerage licensee, that—
i
action taken by the company has caused a contravention by a sewerage undertaker of any principal duty; and
ii
that action is serious enough to make it inappropriate for the company to continue to hold its licence;
c
in paragraph (d), for “qualifying licensed water supplier” there is substituted “
qualifying water supply licensee or a qualifying sewerage licensee
”
.
5
In subsection (7)(b), for “qualifying licensed water supplier” there is substituted “
qualifying water supply licensee or a qualifying sewerage licensee
”
.