# The Water Supply and Sewerage Services (Customer Service Standards) (Amendment) Regulations 1993, Introduction: Introductory text


WATER, ENGLAND AND WALES
Made 8th March 1993
Laid before Parliament 11th March 1993
Coming into force 1st April 1993
Whereas the Director General of Water Services, acting pursuant to sections 39(1A) and 96(1A) of the Water Industry Act 1991, has arranged for such research as he considered appropriate with a view to discovering the views of a representative sample of persons likely to be affected by these Regulations and has considered the results:
Whereas the Director has made to the Secretary of State for the Environment and the Secretary of State for Wales a written application complying with sections 39(2) and 96(2) of that Act:
Whereas the Secretaries of State are satisfied that a copy of the application has been served by the Director on every water undertaker and sewerage undertaker specified in the application and on persons or bodies appearing to the Secretaries of State to be representative of persons likely to be affected by these Regulations:
Whereas such period as the Secretaries of State consider appropriate has been allowed for the making, by any affected water or sewerage undertaker or person or body on whom a copy of the application has been served, of representations or objections with respect to the Director’s proposals:
Whereas the Secretaries of State have considered a written summary of the results of the research carried out in accordance with sections 39(1A) and 96(1A) of that Act, the Director’s reasons for his proposals and every representation or objection which has been duly made with respect to those proposals and has not been withdrawn:
And whereas the only provisions of these Regulations are the provisions proposed by the Director in his application:
Now therefore, the Secretary of State for Wales, in relation to water and sewerage undertakers appointed by him, or with his consent in accordance with a general authorisation given by him and the Secretary of State for the Environment, in relation to other water undertakers and sewerage undertakers, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by sections 38(2) to (4) and 95(2) to (4) of that Act and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Regulations:

---
Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1993/500/introduction (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/water-supply-and-sewerage-services-customer-service-standards-amendment-regulations-1993/introduction
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.