Article 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

This Order may be cited as the Water and Sewerage Services Licences (Cross-Border Applications) (Scotland) Order 2016 and comes into force on 1st April 2016.

In this Order—

• “the 1991 Act” means the Water Industry Act 1991^f1;

• “1991 Act application” means an application under section 17F of the 1991 Act^f2 (procedure for granting licences) for the grant of a water supply licence or a sewerage licence;

• “the 2005 Act” means the Water Services etc. (Scotland) Act 2005;

• “the Authority” means the Water Services Regulation Authority; and

• “the Commission” means the Water Industry Commission for Scotland.