# The Water Industry (Charges) (Vulnerable Groups) (Consolidation) Regulations 2015, Regulation 1: Citation, commencement, application, and interpretation

Extent: E+W

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Water Industry (Charges) (Vulnerable Groups) (Consolidation) Regulations 2015 and come into force on 1st April 2015.
(2) These Regulations do not apply to any water or sewerage undertaker whose area is wholly or mainly in Wales.
(3) In these Regulations—
“the 1992 Act” means the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992;
“charges scheme” means a charges scheme under section 143 of the Water Industry Act 1991;
“qualifying person” has the meaning given in regulation 2(2);
“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
“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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/365/regulation/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/water-industry-charges-vulnerable-groups-consolidation-regulations-2015/regulation-1
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