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Whereas provision is made in relation to Hartlepool Water plc (“Hartlepool”) in local statutory provisions;

And whereas with effect from 1st April 2000 the Director General of Water Services has made a variation under section 8 of the Water Industry Act 1991^f1 (“the Act”) replacing Hartlepool as a water undertaker;

And whereas by virtue of that variation Anglian Water Services Limited (“Anglian”) holds an appointment as the water undertaker for the whole area for which Hartlepool holds an appointment as a water undertaker;

And whereas with effect from 1st April 2000 Hartlepool has transferred properties, rights and liabilities to Anglian by a transfer scheme under Schedule 2 to the Act;

And whereas it appears to the Secretary of State appropriate for the purpose of the above-mentioned variation and transfer scheme that provision be made corresponding to provisions originally made by Schedule 26 to the Water Act 1989^f2 and that local statutory provisions relating to Hartlepool be amended;