Introductory text

Water, England

Made 14th June 2018

Laid before Parliament 18th June 2018

Coming into force 11th July 2018

The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by—

(a)

sections 67, 77(3) and (4) and 213(2) of the Water Industry Act 1991^f1; and

(b)

section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972^f2.

The Secretary of State has been designated for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 in relation to the environment^f3.

The Secretary of State has carried out the public consultation required by Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No. 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety^f4.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: 1991 c.56. Section 213(2) was amended by paragraph 28 of Schedule 1 to the Competition and Service (Utilities) Act 1992 (c.43) and by section 36(2) of, and paragraph 49(3) of Schedule 8 to, the Water Act 2003 (c.37). It has also been amended by paragraph 119(4) of Schedule 7 to the Water Act 2014 (c.21).
f2: 1972 c.68. Section 2(2) was amended by section 27(1)(a) of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c.51) and by Part 1 of the Schedule to the European Union (Amendment) Act 2008 (c.7).
f3: S.I. 2008/301.
f4: OJ No L 31, 1.2.2002, p 1, as last amended by Regulation (EU) No 652/2014 (OJ No L 189, 27.6.14 p 1).