{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/water-industry-act-1991/section-94E",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/water-industry-act-1991/section-94E.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1991/56",
  "legislation_title": "Water Industry Act 1991",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/water-industry-act-1991",
  "path": "section/94E",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "94E",
  "heading": "Drainage and sewerage management plans: directions",
  "text": "(1) In this section “directions” means directions given under—\n(a) section 94A, or\n(b) regulations under section 94C.\n(2) Directions are to be given by an instrument in writing.\n(3) Directions may be—\n(a) general directions applying to all sewerage undertakers, or\n(b) directions applying only to one or more sewerage undertakers specified in the directions.\n(4) Each sewerage undertaker to whom a direction applies must comply with the direction.\n(5) The duties of a sewerage undertaker under this section are enforceable under section 18 by—\n(a) the Secretary of State, in the case of directions given by the Secretary of State, and\n(b) the Welsh Ministers, in the case of directions given by the Welsh Ministers.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Ss. 94A-94E inserted (1.9.2024 for E., 1.3.2025 for W.) by Environment Act 2021 (c. 30), ss. 79, 147(3)(4) (with s. 144); S.I. 2024/639, reg. 3; S.I. 2025/175, reg. 3"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1991/56/section/94E",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-05T03:34:46.295560+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."
}