Amendment of the Water Industry Act 19912

1

Section 19 of the Water Industry Act 19915 is amended as follows.

2

In subsection (3), for paragraph (b) (and the “and” immediately following it) substitute—

b

publish in such manner as the Secretary of State or the Authority considers appropriate for the purpose of bringing the matters to which the notice relates to the attention of persons likely to be affected by them—

i

a copy of the notice, and

ii

where the Secretary of State or the Authority is satisfied as mentioned in paragraph (b) of subsection (1), a summary of the undertaking describing the steps to be taken under it; and

3

After subsection (3), insert—

3A

In a case where notice under subsection (3)(a) falls to be served by the Welsh Ministers, references to the Secretary of State in subsection (3)(b) are to be read as references to the Welsh Ministers.