2010 No. 975 (C. 65)
Water, England
The Water Act 2003 (Commencement No. 10) Order 2010
Made 24th March 2010

The Secretary of State makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 105(3) to (6) of the Water Act 2003:
2003 c.37.

1 Citation, extent and interpretation
1 This Order may be cited as the Water Act 2003 (Commencement No. 10) Order 2010.
2 This Order applies in relation to England only.
3 In this Order—
“the Act” means the Water Act 2003; and
“the 1991 Act” means the Water Industry Act 1991.
1991 c.56.

2 Appointed day
The 26th March 2010 is the day appointed for the coming into force of the following provisions of the Act—
(a) section 58 (fluoridation of water supplies) in so far as not already in force; and
(b) Section 101(2) (repeals) and Schedule 9 (repeals and revocation: miscellaneous and supplementary) in so far as they relate to the repeal of Schedule 7 to the 1991 Act (pre-1985 fluoridation schemes).
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health
Ann Keen Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Department of Health 24th March 2010

EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order brings into force remaining provisions of section 58 of the Water Act 2003 (“the Act”).
Section 58 of the Act makes amendments to provisions of the Water Industry Act 1991 (“the 1991 Act”) relating to fluoridation of water supplies and is in force, in relation to England only.
This Commencement Order commences the following provisions which all concern pre-1985 fluoridation schemes—
(a) sections 58(7) and (9);
(b) sections 58(11) to (14) fully; and
(c) Section 101(2) and Schedule 9 in so far as they repeal Schedule 7 to the 1991 Act.
This Order applies in relation to England only.

NOTE AS TO EARLIER COMMENCEMENT ORDERS
(This note is not part of the Order)
The following provisions of the Water Act 2003 have been brought into force in England and Wales by commencement orders made before the date of this Order:
Provision	Date of Commencement	S.I.No.
s. 1	1.4.2006	2006/984 (C.30)
s. 2	1.4.2006	2006/984 (C.30)
s. 3	1.4.2006	2006/984 (C.30)
s. 4	1.4.2006	2006/984 (C.30)
s.6	1.4.2004 and 1.4.2005	2004/641 (C.24) & 2005/968 (C.43)
s. 8 (partially)	1.4.2006	2006/984 (C.30)
s.9	1.4.2004	2004/641 (C.24)
s.10	1.4.2004 and 1.4.2005	2004/641 (C.24) & 2005/968 (C.43)
s. 11	1.4.2006	2006/984 (C.30)
s.12	1.4.2006	2006/984 (C.30)
s.13	1.4.2006	2006/984 (C.30)
s.14	1.4.2006	2006/984 (C.30)
s.15	1.4.2004	2004/641 (C.24)
s.16	1.4.2004 and 1.4.2005	2004/641 (C.24) & 2005/968 (C.43)
s.17	1.4.2005	2005/968 (C.43)
s.18	1.4.2004	2004/641 (C.24)
s.19	1.4.2004 and 1.4.2006	2004/641 (C.24) & 2006/984 (C.30)
s.20	1.4.2004	2004/641 (C.24)
s.21	1.4.2006	2006/984 (C.30)
s.22	1.4.2006	2006/984 (C.30)
s.23	1.4.2006	2006/984 (C.30)
s.24	1.4.2005	2004/641 (C.24)
s.25	1.4.2004 and 1.4.2006	2004/641 (C.24) & 2006/984 (C.30)
s.26	1.10.2004	2004/2528 (C.106)
s.27	1.4.2004	2004/641 (C.24)
ss. 28 and 29	1.10.2004	2004/2528 (C.106)
s.30	1.4.2006	2006/984 (C.30)
s.31	1.10.2004	2004/2528 (C.106)
s.33	1.4.2006	2006/984 (C.30)
s.34 (partially)	1.4.2006	2005/2714 (C.109)
s.35	1.8.2005, 1.10.2005 & 1.4.2006	2005/968 (C.43) & 2005/2714 (C.109)
s.36 & Sch. 3	1.4.2005 & 1.4.2006	2005/968 (C.43) & 2005/2714 (C.109)
s.37	1.4.2004	2004/641 (C.24)
s.38	1.10.2004, 1.8.2005 & 1.10.2005	2004/2528 (C.106), 2005/968 (C.43) & 2005/2714 (C.109)
ss.39 to 42	1.4.2005	2005/968 (C.43)
ss. 43 to 47	1.10.2005	2005/2714 (C.109)
s.48	1.10.2004 & 1.4.2005	2004/2528 (C.106) & 2005/968 (C.43)
ss. 49 and 50	1.10.2004	2004/2528 (C.106)
s.51	1.4.2005	2005/968 (C.43)
s. 52	1.4.2006	2005/2714 (C.109)
s. 53	1.4.2004	2004/641 (C.24)
ss. 54 and 55	1.10.2004	2004/2528 (C.106)
s.56 & Sch. 4	1.4.2004, 1.8.2005, 1.10.2005 & 1.12.2005	2004/641 (C.24), 2005/968 (C.43) & 2005/2714 (C.109)
s.57	1.4.2004	2004/641 (C.24)
s.59	1.10.2004	2004/2528 (C.106)
ss. 60 and 61	1.4.2004	2004/641 (C.24)
s.62	1.10.2004, 1.10.2005, 1.4.2006 & 1.4.2007	2004/2528 (C.106), 2005/2714 (C.109), 2006/984 (C.30) & 2007/1021 (C.42)
s.63	1.10.2004 & 1.10.2005	2004/2528 (C.106) & 2005/2714 (C.109)
ss. 64 and 65	1.4.2004	2004/641 (C.24)
s. 66 (partially)	1.4.2004	2004/641 (C.24)
s.67 (partially)	1.4.2004	2004/910 (W.93) (C.39)
s.68 (partially)	1.4.2004	2004/641 (C.24)
s.70	1.4.2005	2005/968 (C.43)
s.71	1.4.2004	2004/641 (C.24)
s.72	1.4.2004	2004/641 (C.24)
s.74	1.10.2004	2004/2528 (C.106)
s.76	1.10.2004	2004/2528 (C.106)
s.79	1.10.2004	2004/2528 (C.106)
ss. 82 to 84	1.4.2004	2004/641 (C.24)
s.85 (partially) & Sch. 5 & 6	1.4.2004	2004/641 (C.24)
s.87	1.10.2004	2004/2528 (C.106)
ss.90 to 97	28.5.2004	2004/641 (C.24)
s. 98	1.4.2007	2007/1021 (C.42)
s.99	28.5.2004	2004/641 (C.24)
s.100 (partially)	17.3.2004, 1.4.2004, 28.5.2004, 1.10.2004, 1.4.2005, 1.8.2005, 1.10.2005, 1.12.2005, 1.4.2006 , 1.4.2006 & 1.4.2007	2004/641 (C.24), 2004/2528 (C.106), 2005/968 (C.43), 2005/2714 (C.109), 2006/984 (C.30) & 2007/1021(C.42)
s.101(1) (partially) & Sch. 7 (partially)	1.4.2004, 1.10.2004, 29.12.2004, 1.4.2005, 1.8.2005, 1.10.2005, 1.4.2006 & 1.4.2007	2004/641 (C.24), 2004/2528 (C.106), 2005/968 (C.43), 2005/2714 (C.109), 2006/984 (C.30) & 2007/1021 (C.42)
s.101(1) & Sch. 8	1.4.2004, 1.10.2004 & 1.12.2005	2004/641 (C.24), 2004/2528 (C.106) & 2005/2714 (C.109)
s.101(2) & Sch. 9 (partially)	1.4.2004, 28.5.2004, 1.10.2004, 1.4.2005, 1.10.2005, 1.12.2005 & 1.4.2006	2004/641 (C.24), 2004/2528 (C.106), 2005/968 (C.43), 2005/2714 (C.109) & 2006/984 (C.30)
(*) These provisions also extend partially to Scotland (section 105(9) of the Act) and were brought into force in Scotland by the same Order.		
(†) These provisions also extend to Scotland (section 105(9) of the Act) and were brought into force in Scotland by the same Order.		
(‡) These provisions also extend to Scotland and Northern Ireland (section 105(8) of the Act) and were brought into force in Scotland and Northern Ireland by the same Order.		
The following provisions of the Water Act 2003 have been brought into force in England by commencement orders made before the date of this Order:
Provision	Date of Commencement	S.I.No.
s. 58	18.2.2005 17.7.2008 25.2.2009	2005/344 (C.12) 2008/1922 (C. 87) 2009/359 (C. 17)
s.69	17.3.2004	2004/641 (C.24)
s.75	1.4.2004	2004/641 (C.24)
ss. 77 and 78	1.10.2004	2004/2528 (C.106)
s.80	1.10.2004	2004/2528 (C.106)
s.81	1.4.2004	2004/641 (C.24)
s.86 (partially)	1.10.2004	2004/2528 (C.106)
s.101(1) & Sch. 7 (partially)	17.3.2004 1.10.2004 & 17.7.2008	2004/641 (C.24)2004/2528 (C.106) & 2008/1922 (C.87)
s.101(2) & Sch. 9 (partially)	17.3.2004 & 17.7.2008	2004/641 (C.24) & 2008/1922
The following provisions of the Act have been brought into force in Wales by commencement orders made before the date of this Order:
Provision	Date of Commencement	S.I.No.
s.69	1.4.2004	2004/910 (W.93) (C.39)
s.75	1.4.2004	2004/910 (W.93) (C.39)
ss. 77 and 78	11.11.2004	2004/2916 (W.255) (C.120)
ss. 80 and 81	11.11.2004	2004/2916 (W.255) (C.120)
s.86 (partially)	11.11.2004	2004/2916 (W.255) (C.120)
s.101(1) & Sch. 7 (partially)	1.4.2004 & 11.11.2004	2004/910 (W.93) (C.39) & 2004/2916 (W.255) (C.120)
s.101(2) & Sch. 9 (partially)	1.4.2004 & 11.11.2004	2004/910 (W.93) (C.39) & 2004/2916 (W.255) (C.120)