Article 2 Days appointed

30th October 1995 is the day appointed for the coming into force of the following provisions of the Act:—

(a)

section 67 (Scottish Water and Sewerage Customers Council);

(b)

section 68(1), (4) and (5) (functions of Customers Council);

(c)

section 69 (power of Customers Council to require information);

(d)

section 70 (annual reports by, and information from, Customers Council);

(e)

section 71 (funding of Customers Council);

(f)

section 171 (economic development), only for the purposes of enabling—

(i)

a local authority to comply with their duties under section 171A(5) of the 1973 Act before the beginning of the financial year starting on 1st April 1996; and

(ii)

the Secretary of State to approve under section 171A(6) of the 1973 Act the proposals submitted by the local authority under subsection (5) of that section;

(g)

section 177 (Parliamentary disqualification), so far as not already in force; and

(h)

Schedule 9 (constitution and proceedings etc. of the Scottish Water and Sewerage Customers Council).