Water Industry Act 1991
30. In the Water Industry Act 1991(1)–
(a)in section 12(2)(b) (determinations under conditions of appointment) for “Monopolies and Mergers Commission (in this Act referred to as “the Monopolies Commission”)” substitute “Competition Commission”;
(b)in sections 12(3) to (5), 14(1) to (3), (5) and (6) (modification references to the Monopolies Commission), 15(1) to (4) (reports on modification references), 16(1) (modification following report), 31(7) (functions of the Director with respect to competition), 32(1) (duty to refer merger of water or sewerage undertakings), 34(2)(a), (3) and (4) (references with respect to water enterprise mergers), 193(1)(b) (reports by the Director), 195(2)(b) (the Director’s register) and 206(3)(a) and (4)(a) (restrictions on disclosure of information) and Part I of Schedule 15 (persons in respect of whose functions disclosure may be made) for “Monopolies Commission” in each place where it occurs substitute “Competition Commission”; and
(c)in section 219(1) (interpretation) repeal the entry for “the Monopolies Commission”.
1991 c. 56. Section 14 is amended by paragraph 13(3) of Schedule 10 to the Competition Act 1998 which substitutes new subsections for (7) and (8) and inserts new subsections (7A) and (8A); section 206(3)(a) was amended by paragraph 121(2) of Schedule 22 to the Environment Act 1995 (c. 25) and section 206(4)(a) was amended by paragraph 27 of Schedule 1 to the Competition and Services (Utilities) Act 1992 (c. 43) and paragraph 121(3) of Schedule 22 to the Environment Act 1995.