2.—(1) In this Order—
“the 1991 Act” means the Water Industry Act 1991(1);
“Chief Inspector” means the Chief Inspector of Drinking Water designated as such under section 86(1A) of the 1991 Act;
“inspector” means a person appointed under section 86(1) of the 1991 Act (assessors for the enforcement of water quality)(2);
“relevant water supplier” means—
a company appointed as a water undertaker whose area is wholly or mainly in England; or
a company which is the holder of a water supply licence within the meaning of section 17A of the 1991 Act (licensing of water suppliers)(3) who is using the supply system of any water undertaker whose area is wholly or mainly in England; and
“supply system” shall be construed in accordance with section 17B(5) of the 1991 Act.
(2) In this Order references to “the table” are to the table in the Schedule.
Section 86 was amended by section 57(1), (2) and (4) to (6) and section 101(1) of, and paragraph 27 of Schedule 8 to the Water Act 2003 c.37; sections 86 (1A) and (1B) were inserted by section 57(1) and (3) of the Water Act 2003. There are other amending instruments but none is relevant. The functions under section 86 (except subsection (1A)) were made exercisable by the National Assembly for Wales (“the Assembly”) to the same extent as the powers, duties and other provisions to which section 86 applies are exercisable by the Assembly by article 2 of the National Assembly for Wales (Transfer of Functions) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/672) (“the Order”); see the entry in Schedule 1 of the Order for the Water Industry Act 1991 as substituted by paragraph (e) of Schedule 3 to the National Assembly for Wales (Transfer of Functions) Order 2000 (S.I. 2000/253) and amended by Section 100(2) of the Water Act 2003. By virtue of section 162 of, and paragraph 30 of Schedule 11 to, the Government of Wales Act 2006 c.32, functions conferred on the Assembly are exercisable by Welsh Ministers.
Section 17A was inserted by section 56 of, and Schedule 4 paragraphs 1 and 2 to, the Water Act 2003.