# The Water Services etc. (Scotland) Act 2005 (Commencement No. 5) Order 2006

S.S.I. 2006/599 · made 13 December 2006

Article 2 of, and the Schedule to, this Order bring into force further provisions of the Water Services etc. (Scotland) Act 2005 (“the 2005 Act”) on 8th January 2007.

Made under: Water Services etc. (Scotland) Act 2005

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## Introductory text

WATER INDUSTRY
Made 13th December 2006
The Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 34(2) and 37(2) of the Water Services etc. (Scotland) Act 2005 and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Order:

## 1 Citation and interpretation

(1) This Order may be cited as the Water Services etc. (Scotland) Act 2005 (Commencement No. 5) Order 2006.
(2) In this Order “the 2005 Act” means the Water Services etc. (Scotland) Act 2005.

## 2 Appointed Day

The provisions of the 2005 Act which are specified in column 1 of the Schedule to this Order, the subject matter of which is described in column 2 of that Schedule shall, so far as not then in force, come into force on 8th January 2007 (“the appointed day”); but where a particular purpose is specified in relation to any such provision in column 3 of that Schedule, that provision shall come into force on the appointed day only for that purpose.

## Signature

RHONA BRANKIN
Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
13th December 2006

## PROVISIONS OF THE 2005 ACT COMING INTO FORCE ON 8TH JANUARY 2007

Column 1
Column 2
Column 3
Provisions of the 2005 Act
Subject Matter
Purpose
Section 2
Dissolution of Office of Commissioner
Section 6
Licence authorisation
Section 7
Granting of licences
Section 9
Fees relating to licences
Section 12
Licences and compliance: further provision
Section 32
Amendments to enactments
Only for the purpose of bringing into force the provisions of Schedule 5 to the 2005 Act specified in column 1 of this table below.
Schedule 2, paragraph 4
Licences and compliance: further provision
Schedule 5, paragraph 7(10)
Amendments to enactments

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)
Article 2 of, and the Schedule to, this Order bring into force further provisions of the Water Services etc. (Scotland) Act 2005 (“the 2005 Act”) on 8th January 2007.
This Order commences for all purposes the remaining provisions in Part 2 of the 2005 Act which establishes a licensing system for the provision of water and sewerage services to eligible premises by water services and sewerage services providers.
It also commences provisions relating to the dissolution of the Office of the Water Industry Commissioner for Scotland, whose functions are now carried out by the Water Industry Commission for Scotland.

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