Water Act 1989

Subordinate legislation

185Powers to make regulations

(1)The powers of the Secretary of State, and those of the Minister, to make regulations under this Act shall be exercisable by statutory instrument subject (except in the case of regulations under section 13(1) above) to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.

(2)The provisions of any regulations made by the Secretary of State or the Minister under this Act may include—

(a)provision for any duty or other requirement imposed by the regulations on a water undertaker or sewerage undertaker to be enforceable under section 20 above by the Secretary of State, by the Director or by either of them and, where such a duty or requirement is enforceable by either of them, for enforcement by the Director to be subject to such consent or authorisation as may be prescribed;

(b)provision which, in relation to the furnishing of any information or the making of any application under the regulations, makes provision corresponding to section 175 above;

(c)provision for anything falling to be determined under the regulations to be determined by such persons, in accordance with such procedure and by reference to such matters and to the opinion of such persons as may be prescribed;

(d)different provision for different cases, including different provision in relation to different persons, circumstances or localities; and

(e)such supplemental, consequential and transitional provision as the Secretary of State or the Minister considers appropriate.

186Byelaws

Schedule 24 to this Act shall have effect with respect to any byelaws made by the Authority under any power conferred on it by virtue of this Act or any other enactment and with respect to any byelaws made under section 158 above by any water undertaker or sewerage undertaker.