# The Water Industry Designated Codes (Appeals to the Competition and Markets Authority) Regulations 2017, Regulation 2: Interpretation

Extent: E+W

(1) In these Regulations—
“the Act” means the Water Industry Act 1991;
“appellant” means a person who has been granted permission to appeal in accordance with regulation 6;
“authorised member of the CMA”—
(a) in relation to a power exercisable in connection with an appeal, means a member of the CMA group who has been authorised by the chair of the CMA to exercise that power;
(b) in relation to a power exercisable in connection with an application for permission to appeal, or otherwise in connection with an appeal in respect of which a CMA group is being constituted by the chair of the CMA, means—
(i) any member of the CMA Board who is also a member of the CMA panel, or
(ii) any member of the CMA panel authorised by the Secretary of State (whether generally or specifically) to exercise the power in question;
“Authority decision” means a decision taken by the Authority on or after the commencement date—
(a) to revise a designated code; or
(b) following consultation under the Act, not to revise a designated code;
“the CMA” means the Competition and Markets Authority;
“CMA Board” and “CMA panel” have the same meaning as in Schedule 4 to the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013;
“CMA group” means a group constituted by the chair of the CMA under Part 3 of Schedule 4 to the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 for the purpose of carrying out functions of the CMA with respect to an appeal under regulation 4;
“commencement date” means the day on which these Regulations come into force in accordance with regulation 1(2);
“intervener” means a person who has become a party to an appeal in pursuance of a direction under regulation 7(5);
“sewerage licence” means a sewerage licence granted with a retail authorisation under section 17BA of the Act, and “sewerage licensee” is to be interpreted accordingly;
“undertaker” means either a water or sewerage undertaker;
“water supply licence” means a water supply licence granted with a retail authorisation or a restricted retail authorisation under section 17A of the Act, and “water supply licensee” is to be interpreted accordingly;
“Wholesale-Retail Code” means the relevant designated code in the table in the Schedule;
“working day” means any day other than—
(a) a Saturday or Sunday;
(b) Christmas Day or Good Friday; or
(c) a day which is a bank holiday in England and Wales under the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971.
(2) References in these Regulations to a party to an appeal are references to—
(a) the appellant;
(b) an intervener; or
(c) the Authority.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2017/447/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/water-industry-designated-codes-appeals-to-the-competition-and-markets-authority-regulations-2017/regulation-2
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