Citation, commencement, application and expiry1

1

These Regulations—

a

may be cited as the Water Industry (Specified Infrastructure Projects) (English Undertakers) Regulations 2013;

b

come into force on the day after the day on which they are made; and

c

apply in relation to the provision of infrastructure for the use of one or more English undertakers in carrying out their duties under—

i

section 37 of the Act (general duty to maintain water supply system etc.), or

ii

section 94 of the Act4 (general duty to provide sewerage system) as supplemented by paragraph (1) of regulation 4 of the Urban Waste Water Treatment Regulations 19945 (duty to provide and maintain collecting systems and treatment plants),

including those duties as modified by these Regulations.

2

Subject to paragraph (4), regulations 4(1) and 8(1) cease to have effect at the end of the period of seven years beginning with the day on which these Regulations come into force.

3

If the powers in regulations 4(1) and 8(1) have not been exercised before the end of that period, the other provisions in these Regulations also cease to have effect at the end of that period.

4

Notices issued under regulations 4(1) and 8(1) that are in force at the end of that period continue to have effect despite revocation of those provisions, and regulations 4(7) and 8(6) have effect after that period in relation to such notices.