SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 8Minor and consequential amendments: licensing of water suppliers etc

Water Industry Act 1991 (c. 56)

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1

Section 27 (general duty of Authority to keep matters under review) is amended as follows.

2

In subsection (1), for the words from “water” to the end there is substituted—

a

water undertakers or sewerage undertakers carry out functions; and

b

licensed water suppliers carry on activities authorised by their licences.

3

In subsection (2)—

a

after paragraph (a) there is inserted—

aa

the carrying on by companies holding licences under Chapter 1A of this Part of the activities authorised by their licences; or

b

in paragraph (b), for “such company” there is substituted “ company mentioned in paragraph (a) or (aa) above ”.

4

In subsection (4), at the end of paragraph (b) there is inserted

or

c

the activities authorised by retail licences or combined licences (within the meanings of Chapter 1A of this Part); or

d

the carrying on of any such activities by a company holding any such licence.