Regulation 1 Citation, commencement, application, and interpretationI1
England and Wales
These Regulations may be cited as the Water Industry (Charges) (Vulnerable Groups) (Consolidation) Regulations 2015 and come into force on 1st April 2015.
These Regulations do not apply to any water or sewerage undertaker whose area is wholly or mainly in Walesf1.
In these Regulations—
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“the 1992 Act” means the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992f2;
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“charges scheme” means a charges scheme under section 143 of the Water Industry Act 1991;
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“qualifying person” has the meaning given in regulation 2(2);
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“relevant sewerage undertaker” means, in relation to the premises, the undertaker to which the consumer is liable to pay charges in respect of sewerage services for the premises; and
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“relevant water undertaker” means, in relation to the premises, the undertaker to which the consumer is liable to pay charges in respect of the supply of water for the premises.
Annotations
Commencement
Footnotes
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The functions of the Secretary of State under section 143A of the Water Industry Act 1991 were transferred to the National Assembly for Wales in relation to water and sewerage undertakers whose areas are wholly or mainly in Wales, by the National Assembly for Wales (Transfer of Functions) Order 1999 (S.I 1999/672), art 2(a), Sch 1, as amended by the National Assembly for Wales (Transfer of Functions) Order 2000 (SI 2000/253), art 4, Sch 3(e). The functions of the National Assembly for Wales were transferred to the Welsh Ministers by section 162 of, and paragraph 30 of Schedule 11 to, the Government of Wales Act 2006 (c. 32).
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