{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/water-industry-act-1991/section-35C",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/water-industry-act-1991/section-35C.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1991/56",
  "legislation_title": "Water Industry Act 1991",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/water-industry-act-1991",
  "path": "section/35C",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "35C",
  "heading": "Rules under section 35B: procedure",
  "text": "(1) Before issuing rules under section 35B, the Authority must—\n(a) prepare a draft of the proposed rules, and\n(b) consult the relevant persons about the draft.\n(2) The relevant persons are—\n(a) the Secretary of State;\n(b) the Welsh Ministers;\n(c) the Council;\n(d) each relevant undertaker likely to be materially affected by the rules;\n(e) a person whose functions are or include representing relevant undertakers in respect of interests of the undertakers that are likely to be materially affected by the rules;\n(f) such other persons as the Authority considers appropriate.\n(3) The Authority must specify the period within which relevant persons may make representations about the proposed rules.\n(4) This section is subject to section 35D.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Ss. 35B-35D inserted (24.2.2025) by Water (Special Measures) Act 2025 (c. 5), ss. 1(3), 17(2)(b)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1991/56/section/35C",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-04T03:48:29.824737+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}