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England and Wales

WATER INDUSTRY, ENGLAND & WALES

Made 9th February 2005

Laid before Parliament 10th February 2005

Coming into force 1st April 2005

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on her by sections 7(6) and 158(10) of the Water Industry Act 1991^f1, having consulted the Director General of Water Services, hereby makes the following Regulations:

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f1: 1991 c. 56; sections 7(6) and 158(10) were inserted by section 40(2) and (6) of the Competition and Service Utilities Act 1992 (c. 43). The functions of the Secretary of State under section 7(6) and 158(10) are, so far as exercisable in relation to a water or sewerage undertaker whose area is wholly or mainly in Wales, transferred to the National Assembly for Wales by article 2 of the National Assembly for Wales (Transfer of Functions) Order 1991 (S.I. 1999/672); see the entry in Schedule 1 for the Water Industry Act 1991 as substituted by paragraph (e) of Schedule 3 to the National Assembly for Wales (Transfer of Functions) Order 2000 (S.I. 2000/253) and amended by article 4 of and Schedule 2 to the National Assembly for Wales (Transfer of Functions) Order 2004 (S.I. 2004/3044). This entry was also amended by section 100(2) of the Water Act 2003 (c. 37) but not so as to affect sections 7(6) or 158(10).