| Section 70 (water mergers) | For all purposes |
| Section 185 (the Commission) | For the purposes of the provisions of Schedule 11 brought into force by this Order |
| Section 278 (minor and consequential amendments and repeals) | For the purposes of the provisions of Schedules 25 and 26 brought into force by this Order |
| Schedule 6 (schedule to be inserted in the Water Industry Act 1991) | For all purposes |
| In Schedule 9 (certain amendments of sectoral enactments) — | |
| paragraph 7 | For water purposes |
| paragraph 8(a) | For all purposes |
| In Schedule 11 (the Competition Commission) — | |
| paragraph 1 | For the purpose of commencing the provisions of Schedule 11 brought into force by this Order |
| paragraphs 10(4) and 11 | For water purposes |
| In Schedule 25 (minor and consequential amendments) — | For water purposes |
| paragraphs 1(1), 1(2), 8(1), 8(3), 18(1) to 18 (5), 38(1), 38(2) and 38(50)(a) to (c) | |
| In Schedule 26 (repeals and revocations) the entries relating to the— | |
| Registered Designs Act 1949f1, section 11A(1)(b) | For water purposes |
| Fair Trading Act 1973f2, sections 63 to 76, 77, 78 to 81, 82, 83, 84, 86, 88 to 93A, 129, 132, 138, Schedules 8 and 9 | For water purposes |
| Patents Act 1977f3, section 51(1)(b) | For water purposes |
| Companies Consolidation (Consequential Provisions) Act 1985f4 | For water purposes |
| Companies Act 1989f5, sections 146 to 150, and Schedule 20 | For water purposes |
| Companies Act 1989, section 152 | For all purposes |
| EEC Merger Control (Consequential Provisions) Regulations 1990f6 | For water purposes |
| Deregulation and Contracting Out Act 1994f7, section 9 and paragraph 2(3) in Schedule 11 | For water purposes |
| Deregulation (Fair Trading Act 1973) (Amendment) (Merger Reference Time Limits) Order 1996f8 | For water purposes |
| Competition Act 1998f9, paragraph 15(7) in Schedule 7 | For water purposes |