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Draft Regulations laid before Parliament under section 213(1A) of the Water Industry Act 1991 and section 90(3) of the Water Act 2014, for approval by resolution of each House of Parliament.

Water Industry, England And Wales

Made ***

Coming into force in accordance with article 1(2)

The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 207A(1) to (5) and (7), 207C, 213(2) and (2B) of, and paragraphs 1 to 5 of Schedule 16 to, the Water Industry Act 1991^f1 and section 90(1) and (2) of the Water Act 2014^f2.

The Secretary of State has consulted the Welsh Ministers, the Water Services Regulation Authority and such other persons as the Secretary of State considers appropriate in accordance with section 207A(8) of the Water Industry Act 1991.

A draft of these Regulations has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, each House of Parliament in accordance with section 213(1A) of the Water Industry Act 1991^f3 and section 90(3) of the Water Act 2014.

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Footnotes

f1: 1991 c. 56; sections 207A and 207C and Schedule 16 were inserted by section 37(1), and (2) of, and Schedule 6 to, the Water Act 2014 (c. 21). Section 213(2) was amended by paragraph 28 of Schedule 1 to the Competition and Service (Utilities) Act 1992 (c. 43), by section 36(2) of the Water Act 2003 (c. 37) and by paragraphs 2 and 119(4) of Schedule 7 to the Water Act 2014. Section 213(2B) was inserted by section 52 of the Competition and Service (Utilities) Act 1992.
f2: 2014 c. 21.
f3: Section 213(1A) was inserted by section 58(1) and (8) of the Water Act 2003 and amended by section 37(1) and (3) of the Water Act 2014.