http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/614/regulation/1The Water Supply (Water Quality) Regulations 2016texttext/xmlenStatute Law DatabaseWATER, ENGLAND AND WALES2024-05-16Expert Participation2020-12-31 These Regulations supplement Chapter III of the Water Industry Act 1991 (c.56) (water supply). They also transpose requirements of Council Directive 98/83/EC on the quality of water intended for human consumption (OJ No L 330, 5.12.1998, p 32) and Council Directive 2013/51/Euratom laying down requirements for the protection of the health of the general public with regard to radioactive substances in water intended for human consumption (OJ No L 296, 7.11.2013, p 12). They are primarily concerned with the quality of water supplied in England by water undertakers and licensed water suppliers for domestic or food production purposes and with arrangements for the publication of information about water quality. They revoke and replace the Water Supply (Water Quality) Regulations 2000 (S.I. 2000/3184). PART 1 GeneralCitation, commencement and application11These Regulations may be cited as the Water Supply (Water Quality) Regulations 2016 and come into force on 27th June 2016 immediately after the commencement of the Private Water Supplies (England) Regulations 2016 .2Parts 1 to 9 and 11 of these Regulations apply in relation to the supply of water by every—awater undertaker whose area is not wholly or mainly in Wales;b water supply licensee so far as relating to licensed activities not using the supply system of a water undertaker whose area is wholly or mainly in Wales.3Part 10 of these Regulations applies to local authorities in England, as regards the discharge of functions under that Part, in relation to every—awater undertaker whose area is wholly in England;bwater undertaker whose area is partly in England and partly in Wales, but only in respect of the part in England;c water supply licensee so far as relating to licensed activities not using the supply system situated in Wales of any water undertaker.S.I. 2016/573.See section 6 of the Act for the meaning of “water undertaker”.Words in reg. 1(2)(b) substituted (31.3.2017) by The Water Act 2014 (Consequential Amendments etc.) Order 2017 (S.I. 2017/506), arts. 1(1), 32(2)Words in reg. 1(3)(c) substituted (31.3.2017) by The Water Act 2014 (Consequential Amendments etc.) Order 2017 (S.I. 2017/506), arts. 1(1), 32(2)
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