Article 2 Interpretation

England and Wales

In this Order—

“the 1991 Act” means the Water Industry Act 1991;
“inspector” means a person appointed under section 86(1) of the 1991 Act (assessors for the enforcement of water quality)^f1;
“relevant water supplier” means—
1. (a)
  
  a company appointed as a water undertaker^f2 whose area is wholly or mainly in England; or
2. (b)
  
  a company which is the holder of a water supply licence within the meaning of section 17A of the 1991 Act^f3 (licensing of water suppliers) which is using the supply system^f4 of a water undertaker whose area is wholly or mainly in England.

Annotations

f1: Section 86(1) was amended by sections 57 and 101 of, and Schedules 8 and 9 to, the Water Act 2003 (c.37).
f2: See section 6 of the Water Industry Act 1991 (“the 1991 Act”) (appointment of relevant undertakers).
f3: Section 17A was inserted by section 56 of, and Schedule 4 to, the Water Act 2003. It was substituted by section 1 of the Water Act 2014, but not all of the substituted provisions have been commenced.
f4: See section 17B of the 1991 Act for the meaning of “supply system”. Section 17B was inserted by section 56 of, and Schedule 4 to, the Water Act 2003. Sections 2, 5 and 56 of, and Schedules 5 and 7 to, the Water Act 2014 make further amendments to section 17B which have yet to be commenced.