The Water Act 1989 (Commencement No.4) Order 1989

Statutory Instruments

1989 No. 2278 (C.71)

WATER, ENGLAND AND WALES

The Water Act 1989 (Commencement No.4) Order 1989

Made

3rd December 1989

The Secretary of State for the Environment, and the Secretary of State for Wales, acting jointly in exercise of the powers conferred on them by section 194(4) of the Water Act 1989(1) and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Order:

Citation

1.  This Order may be cited as the Water Act 1989 (Commencement No.4) Order 1989.

Provisions coming into force on 1st April 1990

2.  Subsections (2)(c) and (3) to (7) of section 98 of the Water Act 1989 shall come into force on 1st April 1990.

Chris Patten

Secretary of State for the Environment

30th November 1989

Peter Walker

Secretary of State for Wales

3rd December 1989

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

Article 2 of this Order brings into force on 1st April 1990 subsections (2)(c) and (3) to (7) of section 98 of the Water Act 1989 (relating to statutory water companies).

Note as to Earlier Commencement Orders

(This note is not part of the Order)

By commencement orders made before the date of this Order the following provisions of the Water Act 1989 have been brought into force or are to come into force in England and Wales as indicated below:

Provision	Date of Commencement	S.I. No.
ss. 1 to 5, including Sch. 1 to 3, and ss. 7, 11, 14, 32, 172, 174, 177, 187, 189 and 191 to 193, (except insofar as already in force in accordance with s.194(2))	7.7.1989	1989/1146
s. 6, including Sch. 4, ss. 8 to 10, 12, 13, 79 (partially), 101, 102, 170, 173, 175, 176, 178 to 184, 186, including Sch. 24, 188, Sch. 25 and s. 190 so far as relating to that Schedule (except insofar as already in force in accordance with s.194(2))	1.9.1989	1989/1146
ss. 98 (partially), 99 and 100 and Part II of Sch. 27 (partially and with savings) and s. 190 so far as relating thereto	1.9.1989	1989/1557
s. 79(2)	1.4.1990	1989/1146
Part II of Sch. 27 (partially and with savings) and s. 190 so far as relating thereto	1.4.1990	1989/1557

The following provisions of the Act have been brought into force in Scotland:

Provision	Date of Commencement	S.I. No.
ss. 1 (partially), 4 (partially), 5 (partially), 6 (partially), 13 (partially), 172 and 190 (partially) and Sch. 1 (partially), Sch.2, Sch.3 (partially), Sch. 4 (partially) and Sch. 25 (partially)	1.9.1989	1989/1561

The following provisions of the Act have been brought into force in Northern Ireland:

Provision	Date of Commencement	S.I. No.
s. 4, including Sch. 2, and s. 13 and the amendments and repeals referred to in s. 194(6)(c) (except insofar as already in force in accordance with s. 194(3))	1.9.1989	1989/1557

(1)

1989 c. 15; see section 189(9) as to the joint exercise of functions exercisable concurrently.