(1)The position of the Convener of the Water Customer Consultation Panels is abolished.
(2)In schedule 2 to the Scottish Public Services Ombudsman Act 2002 (asp 11) (listed authorities), after paragraph 16 insert—
“16AScottish Water.”.
(3)The Water Customer Consultation Panels are dissolved.
(4)[F1Citizens Advice Scotland] is to exercise its functions under the Consumers, Estate Agents and Redress Act 2007 (c. 17) in relation to services provided by Scottish Water.
(5)But nothing in this section is to be taken as restricting in any way the exercise of functions by [F2Citizens Advice Scotland].
(6)Schedule 2 (which makes modification of enactments in consequence of this section) has effect.
(7)Schedule 3 (which makes provision for the transfer of staff, property, liabilities and ongoing matters) has effect.
[F3(8) In this section “ Citizens Advice Scotland ” means the Scottish Association of Citizens Advice Bureaux. ]
Textual Amendments
F1 Words in s. 3(4) substituted (1.4.2014) by The Public Bodies (Abolition of the National Consumer Council and Transfer of the Office of Fair Trading's Functions in relation to Estate Agents etc) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/631) , art. 1(3) , Sch. 1 para. 19(2)(a) (with Sch. 1 para. 28 , Sch. 2 paras. 13-15 )
F2 Words in s. 3(5) substituted (1.4.2014) by The Public Bodies (Abolition of the National Consumer Council and Transfer of the Office of Fair Trading's Functions in relation to Estate Agents etc) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/631) , art. 1(3) , Sch. 1 para. 19(2)(b) (with Sch. 1 para. 28 , Sch. 2 paras. 13-15 )
F3S. 3(8) inserted (1.4.2014) by The Public Bodies (Abolition of the National Consumer Council and Transfer of the Office of Fair Trading's Functions in relation to Estate Agents etc) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/631), art. 1(3), Sch. 1 para. 19(2)(c) (with Sch. 1 para. 28, Sch. 2 paras. 13-15)
Commencement Information
I1 S. 3 in force at 15.8.2011 by S.S.I. 2011/278 , art. 2(a)