# The Water Act 2014 (Commencement No. 7 and Transitional Provisions) Order 2016, Article 3: Transitional provision in respect of wholesale authorisations


(1) Until paragraph 1 of Schedule 2 to the 2014 Act comes into force to the extent that it substitutes section 66B(1) of the 1991 Act, the Authority must not grant a water supply licence with a wholesale authorisation under section 17A(1) of the 1991 Act.
(2) The restriction in paragraph (1) does not apply if a water supply licence with a wholesale authorisation is granted to—
(a) a person who has a water supply licence with a retail authorisation; or
(b) a person who has applied for a water supply licence with a retail authorisation.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/1007/article/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/water-act-2014-commencement-no-7-and-transitional-provisions-order-2016/article-3
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