Provisions coming into force on 1st August 20053

The following provisions of the Act shall come into force on 1st August 2005—

a

section 35 (the Council), in so far as it inserts into the WIA—

i

section 27A(4) (establishment of the Council and committees), in so far as that provision has effect for the purpose of enabling the Assembly and the Secretary of State to give directions; and

ii

section 27A(5) and (6);

b

section 56 (licensing of other water suppliers), but only in so far as it has application to paragraphs 1 and 2 of Schedule 4 and—

i

in its application to paragraph 2, only in so far as that paragraph has effect for the purposes of—

aa

giving effect to section 17F(1) to (3) of the WIA for all remaining purposes;

bb

inserting into the WIA section 17F(4) and (8); and

cc

giving effect to section 17A of the WIA in so far as relevant for the purposes of section 17F in so far as brought into force by virtue of this article; and

ii

in its application to paragraph 1, only for the purpose of giving effect to paragraph 2 of that Schedule to the extent specified in sub-paragraph (i);

c

in section 100 (devolution: Wales)—

i

subsection (2)(a)(ii), (iii) and (ix) and (j), in so far as it relates to provisions amended or introduced by any provision of the Act which is brought into force by virtue of this article;

ii

subsection (6), in so far as it relates to references to provisions amended or introduced by any provision of the Act which is brought into force by virtue of this article; and

iii

subsection (7), in so far as it relates to subsection (6) (so far as brought into force by sub-paragraph (ii)) or the amendments made by subsection (2) (so far as brought into force by sub-paragraph (i)); and

d

section 101(1) (minor and consequential amendments and repeals), in so far as it relates to the amendments made, in paragraph 27 of Schedule 7, by sub-paragraph (7)(b) and sub paragraph (1) in so far it relates to that sub-paragraph.