PART 3Consequential amendments and modifications to secondary legislation

The Water Supply (Water Quality) Regulations 201632

1

The Water Supply (Water Quality) Regulations 201657 are amended as follows.

2

In regulations 1(2)(b) and (3)(c), 19(3), 21, 26(2), 28(6), 34(1) and 36(2)(b), for “licensed water supplier”, in each place it occurs, substitute “water supply licensee”.

3

In regulation 2—

a

omit the definition of “combined licensee”;

b

in the definition of “relevant supplier”, for “licensed water supplier” substitute “water supply licensee”;

c

for the definition of “retail licensee” substitute—

  • “retail licensee” means a person who is the holder of a water supply licence with a retail authorisation within the meaning of Schedule 2A to the Act;

d

in the definition of “water of a relevant description”, for “combined licensee” substitute “wholesale licensee”;

e

in the definition of “water supply zone”, for “licensed water supplier” substitute “water supply licensee”;

f

at the appropriate place insert—

  • “wholesale licensee” means a person who is the holder of a water supply licence with a wholesale authorisation within the meaning of Schedule 2A to the Act58;

4

In regulations 5(5), 8(3) and (4), 12(2), 13(1) and (4), 14 to 18, 19(1) and (2), 22(3) and (4), 26 to 28, 29(2) and (4), 31 to 34 and 37(2), for “combined licensee”, in each place it occurs, substitute “wholesale licensee”.

5

In regulation 34(2), after sub-paragraph (c) insert—

ca

particulars of all consumer contacts made in relation to the discharge of duties under these Regulations;