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).