1. Introductory Text

  2. PART 1 etc.

    1. 1.Citation and commencement

    2. 2.Interpretation

    3. 3.The non-household retail market

  3. PART 2

    1. Making and content of exit applications

      1. 4.Power to make an exit application

      2. 5.Exit application to provide reasons for wanting to exit

      3. 6.Exit application to identify acquiring licensees

      4. 7.Exit application to identify customers’ premises

      5. 8.Exit application to specify an exit date

    2. Notice of exit application and power to require further information

      1. 9.Notice of exit application

      2. 10.Power to require further information

    3. Determination of applications and conditions

      1. 11.Determination of application

      2. 12.Customer notification condition for relevant undertakers

    4. Modification or withdrawal of applications etc.

      1. 13.Power to change the exit date

      2. 14.Withdrawal of exit application

      3. 15.Notification that a party no longer wishes to proceed

  4. PART 3

    1. 16.Transfer schemes

    2. 17.Transfer of outstanding complaints

    3. 18.Transfer of information

    4. 19.Determinations by the WSRA

  5. PART 4

    1. Effect on relevant undertakers

      1. 20.Prohibition on supply of water, or provision of sewerage services, by undertakers

      2. 21.Effect of inset appointment on retail exit area

      3. 22.Expansion of retail exit area – inset appointments

      4. 23.Exiting undertakers may continue to supply their own premises

      5. 24.Exiting undertaker’s ongoing responsibility for customers in the process of switching

      6. 25.Modification of appointment of exiting undertaker

    2. Effect on acquiring licensees

      1. 26.Acquiring licensee’s duty to continue supply

      2. 27.Acquiring licensee’s duty to contact transferred customers

      3. 28.Modification of licence conditions of acquiring licensee

    3. Effect on water supply or sewerage licensees generally

      1. 29.Schemes for terms and conditions

      2. 30.Code about supply of water or provision of sewerage services etc. in retail exit area

  6. PART 5

    1. CHAPTER 1

      1. 31.Introduction

      2. 32.Customer’s right to apply for appointment of alternative water supply licensee

      3. 33.The WSRA’s duty to direct an alternative water supply licensee to provide the supply

      4. 34.Duties of water supply licensee directed to supply premises

      5. 35.Saving for customer liability

    2. CHAPTER 2

      1. 36.Introduction

      2. 37.Undertaker’s duty to notify person of retail exit

      3. 38.Undertaker’s duty to supply etc. pending identification of water supply licensee

      4. 39.Water supply licensee is identified

      5. 40.Water supply licensee is not identified

      6. 41.The WSRA’s duty to direct a water supply licensee to supply premises

      7. 42.Duties of water supply licensee directed to supply premises

    3. CHAPTER 3

      1. 43.List of eligible water supply licensees

    4. CHAPTER 4

      1. 44.Guidance about directions and list of eligible water supply licensees

      2. 45.Terms and conditions applying to performance of duties under Chapter 2

  7. PART 6

    1. CHAPTER 1

      1. 46.Introduction

      2. 47.Customer’s right to apply for appointment of alternative sewerage licensee

      3. 48.The WSRA’s duty to direct an alternative sewerage licensee to provide sewerage services

      4. 49.Duties of sewerage licensee directed to provide sewerage services to premises

      5. 50.Saving for customer liability

    2. CHAPTER 2

      1. 51.Introduction

      2. 52.Undertaker’s duty to notify person of retail exit

      3. 53.Undertaker’s duty to provide services etc. pending identification of sewerage licensee

      4. 54.Sewerage licensee is identified

      5. 55.Sewerage licensee is not identified

      6. 56.The WSRA’s duty to direct a sewerage licensee to provide services

      7. 57.Duties of sewerage licensee directed to provide services

    3. CHAPTER 3

      1. 58.List of eligible sewerage licensees

    4. CHAPTER 4

      1. 59.Guidance about directions and list of eligible sewerage licensees

      2. 60.Terms and conditions applying to performance of duties under Chapter 2

      3. 61.Amendment or revocation of local statutory provisions

  8. PART 7

    1. 62.Consequential amendments

    2. 63.Review

  9. Signature

    1. SCHEDULE 1

      Transfer schemes

      1. 1.Introduction

      2. 2.Making of scheme

      3. 3.Approval and modification by the WSRA

      4. 4.Identification of property etc. to be transferred

      5. 5.Property, rights and liabilities that may be transferred

      6. 6.Division of property, rights or liabilities

      7. 7.Payments

      8. 8.Supplementary provision

      9. 9.Staff

      10. 10.Effect of transfer scheme

    2. SCHEDULE 2

      Consequential amendments

      1. 1.The 1991 Act is amended as follows.

      2. 2.In section 41, after subsection (2) insert—

      3. 3.In section 45, after subsection (1) insert—

      4. 4.In section 52, in subsection (4A)(a), after “water undertaker” insert...

      5. 5.In section 55, after subsection (1A) insert—

      6. 6.In section 63AC, after subsection (3) insert—

      7. 7.In section 98, after subsection (2A) insert—

      8. 8.In section 110L, after subsection (3) insert—

      9. 9.In section 195, in subsection (2)(bc), after “the Water Supply...

      10. 10.In section 206, in subsection (3)(b), for “or the Water...

      11. 11.In section 219, in subsection (1), at the appropriate place...

  11. Explanatory Note