# Water Act 2014, Paragraph 49

Status: prospective

In section 117S (section 117R: supplementary) (inserted by Schedule 4), at the end there is inserted—
“(7) The power to—
(a) make an order under subsection (1) or (2) or section 117R(1), or
(b) give a direction under subsection (3),
is exercisable by the Welsh Ministers (and not by the Secretary of State) in relation to any supply system of a sewerage undertaker whose area is wholly or mainly in Wales.
(8) Accordingly, subsections (1) to (5) and section 117R apply in relation to an order made or a direction given by the Welsh Ministers by virtue of subsection (7) as they apply in relation to an order made or direction given by the Secretary of State.
(9) A statutory instrument containing an order made by the Welsh Ministers by virtue of subsection (7) is subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of the Assembly.”

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2014/21/schedule/5/paragraph/49 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/water-act-2014/schedule-5/paragraph-49
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