# The Water and Sewerage Services Licences (Cross-Border Applications) (Scotland) Order 2016, Article 1: Citation, commencement and interpretation


(1) 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.
(2) In this Order—
“the 1991 Act” means the Water Industry Act 1991;
“1991 Act application” means an application under section 17F of the 1991 Act (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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2016/52/article/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/water-and-sewerage-services-licences-cross-border-applications-scotland-order-2016/article-1
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