2018 No. 397 (C. 33)

Water Industry, England And Wales

The Water Act 2014 (Commencement No. 11) Order 2018

Made

The Secretary of State makes this Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 94(3) of the Water Act 20141.

Citation1

This Order may be cited as the Water Act 2014 (Commencement No. 11) Order 2018.

Provisions of the Water Act 2014 coming into force on 1st April 20182

The following provisions of the Water Act 2014, so far as not already in force, come into force on 1st April 2018—

a

section 8 (bulk supply of water by water undertakers)2 in relation to bulk supply agreements to which all parties are—

i

a water undertaker whose area is wholly or mainly in England, or

ii

a person who would, if the person’s application for an appointment or variation is determined in accordance with the application, be such a water undertaker;

b

section 9 (main connections into sewerage systems)3 in relation to main connection agreements under which—

i

any main connection into a sewerage system, or

ii

each such connection,

is or would be a main connection into the sewerage system of a sewerage undertaker whose area is wholly or mainly in England for the benefit of another such undertaker.

Thérèse CoffeyParliamentary Under Secretary of StateDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order commences a provision of the Water Act 2014 (c. 21) (“the 2014 Act”).

Article 2 brings into force section 8 of the 2014 Act on 1st April 2018 in relation to bulk supply agreements to which all parties are (or would be) a water undertaker whose area is wholly or mainly in England. Section 8 substitutes sections 40 and 40A of the Water Industry Act 1991 (c. 56) with new sections 40 to 40J.

Article 2 also brings into force section 9 of the 2014 Act on 1st April 2018 in relation to main connection agreements under which any main connection would be into the sewerage system of a sewerage undertaker whose area is wholly or mainly in England for the benefit of another such undertaker. Section 9 substitutes section 110A of the Water Industry Act 1991 with new sections 110A to 110J.

Impact assessments of the effect that the 2014 Act will have on the costs of business, the voluntary sector and the public sector are available from the Water Services Team, Department for Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs, 2 Marsham Street, London, SW1P 4DF and are published alongside the 2014 Act at www.legislation.gov.uk.

NOTE AS TO EARLIER COMMENCEMENT ORDERS

(This note is not part of the Order)

The following provisions of the 2014 Act have been or will be brought into force in England and Wales by a commencement order made before the date of this Order:

Provision

Date of Commencement

S.I.No.

Section 1 (partially)

1st September 2015

2015/773

Section 1 (partially)

1st September 2015

2015/1469

Section 1 (partially)

1st January 2016

2015/1938

Section 1 (partially)

1st April 2016

2016/465

Section 1 (partially)

1st September 2016

2016/465

Section 1 (partially)

1st November 2016

2016/1007

Section 1 (partially)

30th March 2017

2017/462

Section 1 (partially)

1st April 2017

2017/462

Section 2

1st April 2017

2017/462

Section 4 (partially)

1st September 2015

2015/773

Section 4 (partially)

1st September 2015

2015/1469

Section 4 (partially)

1st January 2016

2015/1938

Section 4 (partially)

1st April 2016

2016/465

Section 4 (partially)

1st September 2016

2016/465

Section 4 (partially)

30th March 2017

2017/462

Section 4 (partially)

1st April 2017

2017/462

Section 6 (partially)

18th December 2015

2015/1938

Section 6 (for all remaining purposes)

1st April 2016

2016/465

Section 8 (partially)

6th April 2015

2015/773

Section 8 (partially)

1st November 2016

2016/1007

Section 8 (partially)

1st April 2019

2017/1288 (W.297)

Section 9 (partially)

1st November 2016

2016/1007

Section 9 (partially)

1st April 2019

2017/1288 (W.297)

Section 10 (partially)

18th December 2015

2015/1938

Section 10 (partially)

1st April 2017

2017/462

Section 10 (partially)

1st October 2017

2017/462

Section 10 (for all remaining purposes)

1st April 2019

2017/1288 (W.297)

Section 11 (partially)

18th December 2015

2015/1938

Section 11 (partially)

1st April 2017

2017/462

Section 11 (partially)

1st October 2017

2017/462

Section 11 (for all remaining purposes)

1st April 2019

2017/1288 (W.297)

Section 14 (partially)

6th April 2015

2015/773

Section 14 (for all remaining purposes)

18th December 2015

2015/1938

Section 16 (partially)

15th July 2015

2015/1469

Section 16 (for all remaining purposes)

1st November 2015

2015/1469

Section 17 (partially)

6th April 2015

2015/773

Section 17 (partially)

15th July 2015

2015/1469

Section 17 (partially)

1st April 2016

2016/465

Section 17 (for all remaining purposes)

14th December 2017

2017/1288 (W.297)

Section 18 (partially)

1st April 2018

2017/462

Section 19 (partially)

1st April 2018

2017/462

Section 20 (partially )

1st April 2016

2017/462

Section 22 (for all remaining purposes)

18th December 2015

2015/1938

Section 23 (partially)

1st January 2015

2014/3320

Section 23 (partially)

6th April 2015

2015/773

Section 23 (partially)

1st April 2016

2016/465

Section 24

6th April 2015

2015/773

Section 25 (for all remaining purposes)

1st April 2016

2016/465

Section 29 (partially)

1st January 2015

2014/3320

Section 29 (partially)

15th July 2015

2015/1469

Section 29 (partially)

1st November 2016

2016/1007

Section 30 (partially)

1st January 2015

2014/3320

Section 30 (partially)

15th July 2015

2015/1469

Section 30 (for all remaining purposes)

1st November 2016

2016/1007

Section 31

1st April 2017

2017/462

Section 32 (partially)

6th March 2017

2017/58

Section 32 (for all remaining purposes)

1st April 2017

2017/462

Section 34 (partially)

1st September 2016

2016/465

Section 37

1st April 2016

2016/465

Section 38 (partially)

1st January 2015

2014/3320

Section 38 (partially)

6th April 2015

2015/773

Section 38 (partially)

1st April 2016

2016/465

Section 38 (for all remaining purposes)

14 December 2017

2017/1288 (W.297)

Section 40 (partially)

14th July 2014

2014/1823

Section 40 (partially)

1st November 2016

2016/1007

Sections 42 to 47

6th April 2015

2015/773

Section 49

6th April 2015

2015/773

Sections 51 and 52

6th April 2015

2015/773

Section 53 (partially)

6th April 2015

2015/773

Section 55

1st January 2015

2014/3320

Section 56 (partially)

1st January 2015

2014/3320

Section 56 (partially)

15th July 2015

2015/1469

Section 56 (partially)

1st September 2015

2015/1469

Section 56 (partially)

1st November 2015

2015/1469

Section 56 (partially)

18th December 2015

2015/1938

Section 56 (partially)

1st January 2016

2015/1938

Section 56 (partially)

1st April 2016

2016/465

Section 56 (partially)

1st September 2016

2016/465

Section 56 (partially)

1st November 2016

2016/1007

Section 56 (partially)

6th March 2017

2017/58

Section 56 (partially)

1st April 2017

2017/462

Section 56 (partially)

1st October 2017

2017/462

Section 56 (partially)

1st April 2018

2017/462

Section 59

1st October 2014

2014/1823

Sections 64 to 68

1st January 2015

2014/3320

Section 69 (for all remaining purposes)

1st January 2015

2014/3320

Section 82 (partially)

1st January 2015

2014/3320

Sections 83 and 84

1st January 2015

2014/3320

Schedule 1

1st January 2016

2015/1938

Schedule 2 (partially)

1st September 2015

2015/773

Schedule 2 (partially)

1st September 2015

2015/1469

Schedule 2 (partially)

1st April 2016

2016/465

Schedule 2 (partially)

1st September 2016

2016/465

Schedule 2 (partially)

30th March 2017

2017/462

Schedule 2 (partially)

1st April 2017

2017/462

Schedule 3

1st January 2016

2015/1938

Schedule 4 (partially)

1st September 2015

2015/773

Schedule 4 (partially)

1st September 2015

2015/1469

Schedule 4 (partially)

1st April 2016

2016/465

Schedule 4 (partially)

1st September 2016

2016/465

Schedule 4 (partially)

30th March 2017

2017/462

Schedule 4 (partially)

1st April 2017

2017/462

Schedule 6

1st April 2016

2016/465

Schedule 7 (partially)

1st January 2015

2014/3320

Schedule 7 (partially)

15th July 2015

2015/1469

Schedule 7 (partially)

1st September 2015

2015/1469

Schedule 7 (partially)

1st November 2015

2015/1469

Schedule 7 (partially)

18th December 2015

2015/1938

Schedule 7 (partially)

1st January 2016

2015/1938

Schedule 7 (partially)

1st April 2016

2016/465

Schedule 7 (partially)

1st September 2016

2016/465

Schedule 7 (partially)

1st November 2016

2016/1007

Schedule 7 (partially)

6th March 2017

2017/58

Schedule 7 (partially)

1st April 2017

2017/462

Schedule 7 (partially)

1st October 2017

2017/462(1)

Schedule 7 (partially)

1st April 2018

2017/462(1)

Schedule 9

14th July 2014

2014/1823

(1)

S.I. 2017/463 was amended in relation to the commencement of provisions of Schedule 7 by S.I. 2017/926 (C. 78).