Effect of certain water supply licensing provisions
5.—(1) Subject to sub-paragraph (2), sections 17K (water supply licences: modification references to Competition Commission), 17M (references under section 17K: powers of investigation), 17P (water supply licences: Commission’s power of veto following report) and 17Q (section 17P: supplementary) of the WIA shall have effect only for the purposes of enabling—
(a)an order to be made under section 111(4) or (6) of the Enterprise Act 2002(1) as applied by sections 17M and 17Q of the WIA; and
(b)a statement of policy to be prepared and published under section 116 of the Enterprise Act 2002 as applied by sections 17M and 17Q of the WIA.
(2) From 1st December 2005—
(a)sections 17K and 17P of the WIA shall have effect for all purposes; and
(b)subject to sub-paragraph (3), sections 17M and 17Q of the WIA shall have effect for the purposes of their application of sections 109 and 110(5), (7) and (10) of the Enterprise Act 2002.
(3) Sections 17M and 17Q of the WIA shall have effect for the purposes of their application of section 110(5) of the Enterprise Act 2002 as if the reference in that subsection to subsection (6) were omitted.