{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/floods-and-water-amendment-etc-eu-exit-regulations-2019/regulation-3",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/floods-and-water-amendment-etc-eu-exit-regulations-2019/regulation-3.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2019/558",
  "legislation_title": "The Floods and Water (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/floods-and-water-amendment-etc-eu-exit-regulations-2019",
  "path": "regulation/3",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": "Water Industry Act 1991",
  "text": "(1) The Water Industry Act 1991 is amended as follows.\n(2) In section 2(7) , for “EU obligation” substitute “ retained EU obligation ”.\n(3) In section 92 —\n(a) in the heading, at the end insert “ etc. ”;\n(b) in subsection (1)—\n(i) in the words before paragraph (a) omit “enabling Her Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom to give effect”;\n(ii) for paragraph (a) substitute—\n“(a) giving effect to any retained EU obligations, or”;\n(iii) at the beginning of paragraph (b) insert “ enabling Her Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom to give effect ”.\n(4) In section 127(3)(a) , for the words from “enabling” to “obligation or” substitute “ giving effect to any retained EU obligation or enabling Her Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom to give effect ”.\n(5) In section 131(3)(a) , for the words from “enabling” to “obligation or” substitute “ giving effect to any retained EU obligation or enabling Her Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom to give effect ”.\n(6) In section 206(3)(k) , for “an EU obligation” substitute “ a retained EU obligation ”.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M1",
      "text": "1991 c. 56."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M2",
      "text": "Section 2(7) was inserted by section 39(9) of the Water Act 2003 (c. 37) and amended by section 24(2) of the Water Act 2014 (c. 21) and by S.I. 2011/1043."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M3",
      "text": "Section 92(1)(a) was amended by S.I. 2011/1043."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M4",
      "text": "Section 127(3)(a) was amended by S.I. 2011/1043."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M5",
      "text": "Section 131(3)(a) was amended by S.I. 2011/1043."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M6",
      "text": "Section 206(3)(k) was amended by S.I. 2011/1043."
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Reg. 3 in force at 31.12.2020 on IP completion day (in accordance with 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)), see reg. 1(1)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2019/558/regulation/3",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T22:44:41.634608+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}