# Water Charges Equalisation Act 1977, Section 6: Citation, interpretation, commencement and extent.


(1) This Act may be cited as the Water Charges Equalisation Act 1977.
(2) This Act and the Water Acts 1973 and 1976 may be cited together as the Water Acts 1973 to 1977; and in this Act “statutory water company” and “statutory water undertakers” have the same meaning as in the Water Act 1973.
(3) This Act shall come into force at the expiration of the period of three months beginning with the day on which it is passed.
(4) Any reference in this Act to the supply of water on an unmeasured basis is a reference to its supply to consumers whose charges for the supply are not payable by reference to the volume of water supplied.
(5) Any reference in this Act to any enactment shall be construed as a reference to that enactment as amended, applied or extended by or under any other enactment.
(6) This Act extends to England and Wales only.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1977/41/section/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/water-charges-equalisation-act-1977/section-6
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