# The Water Act 2014 (Commencement No. 1) (Scotland) Order 2015

S.S.I. 2015/360 · made 28 October 2015

This Order partly commences section 7 of the Water Act 2014 (“the 2014 Act”).

Made under: Water Act 2014 (Section 94, Schedule 12)

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## Introductory text

Water Industry
Made 28th October 2015
Laid before the Scottish Parliament 30th October 2015
Coming into force 20th November 2015
The Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 94(3) and (6) of, and Schedule 12 to, the Water Act 2014 and all other powers enabling them to do so.

## 1 Citation and commencement

This Order may be cited as the Water Act 2014 (Commencement No. 1) (Scotland) Order 2015 and comes into force on 20th November 2015.

## 2 Appointed day

20th November 2015 is the day appointed for the coming into force of the following provisions of the Water Act 2014—
(a) Section 7(1) and (2) (arrangements with the Water Services Regulation Authority) so far as they insert paragraph 1A into Schedule 2 to the Water Services etc. (Scotland) Act 2005; and
(b) Section 7(3) and (4) for all purposes.

## Signature

KEITH BROWN
A member of the Scottish Government
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
28th October 2015

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order partly commences section 7 of the Water Act 2014 (“the 2014 Act”).
It commences section 7(1) and (2) for the limited purposes of inserting a new paragraph 1A into Schedule 2 of the Water Services etc. (Scotland) Act 2005 (“the 2005 Act”).
The new paragraph 1A of Schedule 2 to the 2005 Act will provide the Scottish Ministers with a power to make provision, by Order, about the Water Industry Commission for Scotland treating certain applications made to the Water Services Regulation Authority for a water supply or sewerage licence in England or Wales under the Water Industry Act 1991 (c. 56) as also being an application for a water services or sewerage services licence in Scotland under the 2005 Act.
The Order also commences paragraphs (3) and (4) of section 7 of the 2014 Act for all purposes.

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