The Water Act 2003 (Commencement No. 4, Transitional Provisions and Savings) Order 2005

Article 4

SCHEDULE 2 OTHER TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS AND SAVINGS

1.  Section 195A of the WIA (reasons for decisions), as inserted by section 51, shall only apply to decisions made after 1st April 2005.

2.  Section 100(6) (devolution: Wales) shall not have effect in relation to references to any Act generally except—

(a) to the extent that any such Act has been amended by the Act as at the date of this Order; and

(b) as from the dates specified in this Order in relation to the provisions in question, to the extent that any such Act has been amended by the Act by virtue of the provisions of this Order.

3.  Until such time as section 35(1) (the Council), in so far as it inserts section 27A of the WIA (establishment of the Council and committees), and section 35(2) to (4) are fully in force, any reference to the Council in any provision of the WIA introduced or amended by the Act and by virtue of this Order, except section 27A, shall have effect as if it were a reference to the customer service committees.

4.  Until the coming fully into force of section 36(1) (transfer to the Water Services Regulation Authority and the Council of functions, property etc), any reference to the Water Services Regulation Authority in any provision of the WIA introduced or amended by the Act and by virtue of this Order shall have effect as if it were a reference to the Director General of Water Services.