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The Water Act 2003 (Commencement No. 4) (Wales) Order 2017

W.S.I. 2017/88 · Made 31 January 2017

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Water, Wales

Made 31 January 2017

The Welsh Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 105(3), (4) and (6) of the Water Act 2003f1 and now vested in them f2, make the following Order:

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Footnotes

f1

2003 c. 37.

f2

The functions of the National Assembly for Wales under section 105 of the Water Act 2003 are now exercisable by the Welsh Ministers by virtue of section 162 of, and paragraph 30 of Schedule 11 to, the Government of Wales Act 2006 (c. 32).

Contents

  1. 1Title and application
  2. 2Appointed day
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Title and application

(1)

The title of this Order is the Water Act 2003 (Commencement No. 4) (Wales) Order 2017.

(2)

This Order applies in relation to Wales.

2Appointed day

The appointed day for the coming into force of section 58(8) of the Water Act 2003 is the day after the day on which this Order is made.

Signature

Lesley Griffiths

Cabinet Secretary for Environment and Rural Affairs, one of the Welsh Ministers

31 January 2017

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order brings into force section 58(8) of the Water Act 2003 (“the Act) in relation to Wales.

Section 58(8) of the Act amends section 213 of the Water Industry Act 1991 and includes amendments to the procedure for certain regulation making powers.

Section 58(8) of the Act was commenced in relation to England by S.I. 2005/344 and S.I. 2009/359.