The Water Mergers (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2015

New regulations 10ZA, 10ZB and 10ZC

7.  After regulation 10, insert—

“Section 34ZA: Time-limits for decisions about references

10ZA.   Section 34ZA (time-limits for decisions about references)(1) has effect as if—

(a) in subsection (1)—

(i) in the words before paragraph (a), for “section 22 or 33” there were substituted “section 32(a) or (b) of the 1991 Act”; and

(ii) in paragraph (a), for “(taking account of the power under section 22(2) or (as the case may be) 33(2) and the operation of section 22(3) or (as the case may be) 33(3))” there were substituted “(taking account of the operation of sections 33(1) and 33A(4) of the 1991 Act and the power under section 33A(1) or (as the case may be) (2) of the 1991 Act)”;

(b) in subsection (2)—

(i) in the words before paragraph (a), for “section 22 or 33” there were substituted “section 32(a) or (b) of the 1991 Act”; and

(ii) in paragraph (a), for “section 73” there were substituted “section 33D of the 1991 Act”;

(c) in subsection (3), in the definition of “the initial period”—

(i) paragraph (a) were omitted; and

(ii) in paragraph (b), “in any other case,” were omitted and the remaining text ceased to be paragraph (b); and

(d) subsections (4) and (5) were omitted.

Section 34ZB: Extension of time-limits

10ZB.   Section 34ZB (extension of time-limits)(2) has effect as if subsections (5) and (8) were omitted.

Section 34ZC: Sections 34ZA and 34ZB: supplementary

10ZC.   Section 34ZC (sections 34ZA and 34ZB: supplementary)(3) has effect as if the references to subsection (5) of section 34ZB were omitted.”.

(1)

Section 34ZA was inserted by paragraph 4 of Schedule 8 to the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013.

(2)

Section 34ZB was inserted by paragraph 4 of Schedule 8 to the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013.

(3)

Section 34ZC was inserted by paragraph 4 of Schedule 8 to the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013.