# The Water Act 2003 (Commencement No. 7 and Transitional Provisions) Order 2007

S.I. 2007/1021 · made 23 March 2007 · revised to 23 March 2007

This Order brings into force on 1st April 2007 in England and Wales certain provisions of the Water Act 2003 (“the Act”) and makes certain transitional provisions.

Made under: Water Act 2003 (Section 104, Section 105)

PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/water-act-2003-commencement-no-7-and-transitional-provisions-order-2007/pdf/uksi_20071021_en.pdf

## Introductory text

WATER, ENGLAND AND WALES
Made 23rd March 2007
The Secretary of State makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 104(6)(a) and 105(3) to (6) of the Water Act 2003 and having consulted the National Assembly for Wales:

## 1 Citation

This Order may be cited as the Water Act 2003 (Commencement No. 7 and Transitional Provisions) Order 2007.

## 2 Provisions coming into force on 1st April 2007

The following provisions of the Water Act 2003 come into force on 1st April 2007—
(a) section 62 (water resources management plans) for all remaining purposes;
(b) section 98 (schemes for the adoption of sewers, lateral drains and sewage disposal works);
(c) in section 100 (devolution: Wales), subsections (2), (3), (6) and (7) for all remaining purposes; and
(d) in section 101 (minor and consequential amendments and repeals), subsection (1) in so far as it relates to amendments made by paragraph 39 of Schedule 7.

## 3 Transitional provisions

(1) The following provisions are revoked—
(a) paragraph 5 (effect of certain provisions in relation to references to the Competition Commission) of the Schedule to the Water Act 2003 (Commencement No. 2, Transitional Provisions and Savings) Order 2004;
(b) paragraphs 5 (effect of certain water supply licensing provisions), 6 (effect of provisions in relation to water resources management plans) and 7 (devolution: Wales) of the Schedule to the Water Act 2003 (Commencement No. 5, Transitional Provisions and Savings) Order 2005; and
(c) paragraphs 8 (effect of provisions in relation to water resources management plans) and 9 (devolution: Wales) of the Schedule to the Water Act 2003 (Commencement No. 6, Transitional Provisions and Savings) Order 2006.
(2) Paragraph (1) comes into force on 1st April 2007.

## Signature

Ian Pearson
Minister of State,
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
23rd March 2007

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order brings into force on 1st April 2007 in England and Wales certain provisions of the Water Act 2003 (“the Act”) and makes certain transitional provisions.
This Order gives full effect to the provisions of Part 2 of the Act in relation to the new regulatory arrangements for the water industry and the new water supply licensing regime. This completes the implementation of Part 2 of the Act.
The provisions of Part 3 of the Act brought into force by this Order require water undertakers to prepare and maintain water resources management plans. They also make provision for schemes for the adoption of sewers, lateral drains and sewage disposal works.

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