Water Act 2014

Water Industry Act 1991 (c. 56)

51 (1) Section 39A (information to be given to customers about performance) is amended as follows.

(2) In subsections (1) and (2A), for “licensed water suppliers”, in both places, there is substituted “water supply licensees”.

(3) After subsection (1) there is inserted—

“(1A) Each water supply licensee must, in such form and manner and with such frequency as the Authority may direct, take steps to inform the licensee’s customers of—

(a) the standards of overall performance established under section 38ZA(1) which are applicable to that licensee;

(b) that licensee’s level of performance as regards those standards.

(1B) The Authority may direct that the requirement in subsection (1A) is not to apply to such water supply licensees as may be specified in the direction.”

(4) In subsection (2), for “any such direction” there is substituted “a direction under subsection (1) or (1A)”.

(5) In subsection (2B), for “section 17B(5)” there is substituted “section 17B”.

(6) In subsection (3), for “licensed water supplier” there is substituted “water supply licensee”.