Days appointed2

30th October 1995 is the day appointed for the coming into force of the following provisions of the Act:—

a

section 67 (Scottish Water and Sewerage Customers Council);

b

section 68(1), (4) and (5) (functions of Customers Council);

c

section 69 (power of Customers Council to require information);

d

section 70 (annual reports by, and information from, Customers Council);

e

section 71 (funding of Customers Council);

f

section 171 (economic development), only for the purposes of enabling—

i

a local authority to comply with their duties under section 171A(5) of the 1973 Act before the beginning of the financial year starting on 1st April 1996; and

ii

the Secretary of State to approve under section 171A(6) of the 1973 Act the proposals submitted by the local authority under subsection (5) of that section;

g

section 177 (Parliamentary disqualification), so far as not already in force; and

h

Schedule 9 (constitution and proceedings etc. of the Scottish Water and Sewerage Customers Council).