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Water Bill [HL]
Schedule 7 — Minor and consequential amendments
Part 1 — Abstraction and impounding

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relates is or includes the Broads (as defined in that Act), or

part of it.

                           (5)               Where an application for an order is made, the Agency shall also

publish a notice in the London Gazette—

                      (a)                     stating that the draft order has been submitted to the

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Secretary of State;

                      (b)                     naming the areas of each of the authorities or boards in

respect of which a copy of the notice is required to be

served under sub-paragraph (4)(a) above;

                      (c)                     specifying a place where a copy of the draft order and of

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any relevant map or plan may be inspected; and

                      (d)                     where the notice required by sub-paragraph (2) above is

published in a newspaper, giving the name of the

newspaper and the date of an issue containing the notice.

                           (6)               In this paragraph—

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                      (a)                     where a draft order makes provision generally (rather than

for a specified geographical area), references to the area to

which the order relates are to the whole area (whether

England, Wales or both of them) in relation to which the

order is applied;

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                      (b)                     references to a National Park authority are to a National

Park authority established under Part 3 of the 1995 Act;

                      (c)                     a “relevant source of supply”, in relation to a draft order,

means—

                             (i)                            if the draft order relates only to particular sources

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of supply (or a class of them) in an area, any of

those sources of supply (or any source of supply in

that class) in that area;

                             (ii)                           otherwise, any source of supply in the area to

which the draft order relates;

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                      (d)                     a “relevant water undertaker”, in relation to a draft order,

means a water undertaker which is the holder of a licence

to abstract water under Chapter 2 of Part 2 of this Act

from—

                             (i)                            a relevant source of supply; or

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                             (ii)                           a source of supply which is related to a relevant

source of supply;

                      (e)                     for the purposes of paragraph (d) above, a source of supply

(the “related source”) is related to a relevant source of

supply if it appears to the Agency that, having regard to

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the extent to which the level or flow of water in the related

source depends on the level or flow of the waters in the

relevant source of supply, the ability of the water

undertaker to abstract water from the related source in

accordance with its licence may be substantially affected as

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a result of the draft order;

                      (f)                     “related inland waters” are inland waters the level or flow

of which may, in the Agency’s opinion, be affected by

changes in the level or flow of the waters in a relevant

source of supply.

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Part 1 — Abstraction and impounding

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Duty to provide copy of draft order

          2                 Where an application for an order is made, the Agency shall, at the

request of any person, furnish him with a copy of the draft order

on payment of such charge as the Agency thinks reasonable.

Making of order

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          3                (1)               Where an application for an order is made, the Secretary of State

may make the order either in the form of the draft or in that form

as altered in such manner as he thinks fit.

                           (2)               Where the Secretary of State—

                      (a)                     proposes to make any alteration of an order before making

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it; and

                      (b)                     considers that any persons are likely to be adversely

affected by it,

                                             the Agency shall give and publish such additional notices, in such

manner, as the Secretary of State may require.

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                           (3)               Sub-paragraph (4) below shall apply if before the end of—

                      (a)                     the period of twenty-eight days referred to in sub-

paragraph (2)(b) of paragraph 1 above;

                      (b)                     the period of twenty-five days from the publication in the

London Gazette of the notice under sub-paragraph (5) of

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that paragraph; or

                      (c)                     any period specified in notices under sub-paragraph (2)

above,

                                             notice of an objection is received by the Secretary of State from any

person on whom a notice is required by this Schedule to be served,

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from any other person appearing to the Secretary of State to be

affected by the order (either as prepared in draft or as proposed to

be altered) or, in a case where the Secretary of State directed the

Agency to apply for the order, from the Agency.

                           (4)               Where this sub-paragraph applies and the objection in question is

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not withdrawn, the Secretary of State, before making the order,

may take such steps as he sees fit and, in particular, may—

                      (a)                     cause a local inquiry to be held; or

                      (b)                     afford to the objector and to the Agency an opportunity of

appearing before, and being heard by, a person appointed

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by the Secretary of State for the purpose.

                           (5)               Where—

                      (a)                     the order (whether as prepared in draft or as proposed to

be altered) relates to any tidal water situated in Wales (or

in area of the sea adjoining either the coast of Wales or an

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area of sea forming part of Wales); and

                      (b)                     no navigation authority, harbour authority or conservancy

authority has functions in relation to that tidal water,

                                             the Secretary of State shall not make the order except with the

approval of the Secretary of State for Transport.

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Part 2 — New regulatory arrangements, etc

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Notice and inspection of final order

          4                (1)               Where an order is made under section 27A(1) or 39B(3) of this Act,

whether in the form of the draft proposed by the Agency or with

alterations, the Secretary of State shall give notice to the Agency—

                      (a)                     stating that the order has been made, either without

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alteration or with alterations specified in the notice; and

                      (b)                     specifying the date (not being earlier than twenty-eight

days after the date of the notice under this paragraph) on

which the order shall have effect;

                                             and the Agency shall forthwith publish the notice.

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                           (2)               The Agency shall keep a copy of every order made under section

27A(1) or 39B(3) of this Act available at its offices for inspection by

the public, free of charge, at all reasonable times.”

Environment Act 1995 (c. 25)

  15                         In section 6 of the Environment Act 1995, after subsection (3) there is

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inserted—

              “(3A)                Subsection (3) above shall apply to—

                    (a)                   sections 5 and 6 of the Water Act 2003; and

                    (b)                   such of the related water resources provisions as apply in

relation to those sections by virtue of section 36(2) of the

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Water Act 2003,

                              as it applies to the provisions referred to in that subsection.”

Part 2

New regulatory arrangements, etc

Public Records Act 1958 (c. 51)

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  16       In Schedule 1 to the Public Records Act 1958 (definition of public records),

at the appropriate place in Part 2 of the Table at the end of paragraph 3 there

is inserted—

          “Consumer Council for Water.”

Public Bodies (Admission to Meetings) Act 1960 (c. 67)

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  17       In the Schedule to the Public Bodies (Admission to Meetings) Act 1960

(bodies to which Act applies), for paragraph 1(k) there is substituted—

          “(k)                                   regional committees of the Consumer Council for Water

established under section 27A of the Water Industry Act 1991.”

Parliamentary Commissioner Act 1967 (c. 13)

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  18       In Schedule 2 to the Parliamentary Commissioner Act 1967 (departments

and authorities subject to investigation)—

              (a)             there is inserted at the appropriate places—

                 “Consumer Council for Water.”

 

 

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                 “Water Services Regulation Authority.”, and

              (b)             the entry relating to the Office of the Director General of Water

Services is omitted.

Superannuation Act 1972 (c. 11)

  19       In Schedule 1 to the Superannuation Act 1972, in the list of “Other Bodies”

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there is inserted at the appropriate place—

          “The Consumer Council for Water.”

House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975 (c. 24)

  20      (1)      Schedule 1 to the House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975 is amended

as follows.

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          (2)      In Part 2 (bodies of which all members are disqualified), there is inserted at

the appropriate places—

          “The Consumer Council for Water, and each regional committee of the

Council established under section 27A of the Water Industry Act

1991.”

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          “The Water Services Regulation Authority.”

          (3)      In Part 3 (other disqualifying offices), the entries relating to the following are

omitted—

              (a)             the Chairman of a customer service committee maintained under

section 28 of the Water Industry Act 1991, and

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              (b)             the Director General of Water Services.

Northern Ireland Assembly Disqualification Act 1975 (c. 25)

  21      (1)      Schedule 1 to the Northern Ireland Assembly Disqualification Act 1975 is

amended as follows.

          (2)      In Part 2 (bodies of which all members are disqualified), there is inserted at

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the appropriate places—

          “The Consumer Council for Water, and each regional committee of the

Council established under section 27A of the Water Industry Act

1991.”

          “The Water Services Regulation Authority.”

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          (3)      In Part 3 (other disqualifying offices), the entries relating to the following are

omitted—

              (a)             the Chairman of a customer service committee maintained under

section 28 of the Water Industry Act 1991, and

              (b)             the Director General of Water Services.

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Race Relations Act 1976 (c. 74)

  22       In Part 2 of Schedule 1A to the Race Relations Act 1976 (bodies and other

persons subject to general statutory duty), for the entry relating to a

Customer Service Committee maintained under section 28 of the Water

Industry Act 1991 there is substituted—

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                                                        “The Consumer Council for Water.”

 

 

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Telecommunications Act 1984 (c. 12)

  23       In the Telecommunications Act 1984, in section 101 (restriction on disclosure

of information)—

              (a)             in subsection (2)(b), for “the Director General of Water Services”

there is substituted “the Water Services Regulation Authority”,

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              (b)             in subsection (3)(j), at the end there is inserted “, or the Water Act

2003”.

Airports Act 1986 (c. 31)

  24       In the Airports Act 1986, in section 74 (restriction on disclosure of

information)—

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              (a)             in subsection (2)(a), for “the Director General of Water Services”

there is substituted “the Water Services Regulation Authority”,

              (b)             in subsection (3)(k), at the end there is inserted “, or the Water Act

2003”.

Company Directors Disqualification Act 1986 (c. 46)

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  25       In section 9E of the Company Directors Disqualification Act 1986

(interpretation for the purposes of sections 9A to 9D of that Act), in

subsection (2), for paragraph (c) there is substituted—

                    “(c)                      the Water Services Regulation Authority;”.

Water Act 1989 (c. 15)

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  26      (1)      The Water Act 1989 is amended as follows.

          (2)      In section 174 (general restrictions on disclosure of information)—

              (a)             in subsection (2)—

                    (i)                   in paragraph (a)—

                           (a)                          for “the Director” there is substituted “the Water

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Services Regulation Authority, the Consumer

Council for Water”,

                           (b)                          for “or the Environment Act 1995” there is substituted

“, the Environment Act 1995 or the Water Act 2003”,

                    (ii)                  in paragraph (c), for “or of any arrangements” to the end

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there is substituted “or section 27H of the Water Industry Act

1991”,

                    (iii)                 in paragraph (j), after “1995” there is inserted “, the Water Act

2003”,

              (b)             in subsection (4)(a)—

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                    (i)                   for “the Director” there is substituted “the Water Services

Regulation Authority”,

                    (ii)                  for “a customer service committee” there is substituted “the

Consumer Council for Water (or any regional committee of

that Council established under section 27A of the Water

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Industry Act 1991)”.

          (3)      In section 185 (powers to make regulations), in subsection (2), paragraph (a)

is omitted.

 

 

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Water Industry Act 1991 (c. 56)

  27      (1)      The WIA is amended as follows.

          (2)      In section 35 (construction of merger provisions), whose insertion into the

WIA is provided for by section 70(1) of the Enterprise Act 2002 (c. 40), in

subsection (1), in the definition of “water enterprise”, for “water undertaker”

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there is substituted “relevant undertaker”.

          (3)      In section 86A(2)(a) and 116A(2)(a) (procedures for dealing with

complaints), for “customer service committee” there is substituted “regional

committee”.

          (4)      In section 181 (complaints with respect to the exercise of works powers on

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private land), in subsection (2)(c), for “the appropriate customer service

committee” there is substituted “the Council”.

          (5)      In section 206 (restrictions on disclosure of information)—

              (a)             in subsection (3)—

                    (i)                   in paragraph (a), before “, the Competition Commission”

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there is inserted “, the Council”,

                    (ii)                  in that paragraph, for “or regulations under section 2 of the

Pollution Prevention and Control Act 1999” there is

substituted “, regulations under section 2 of the Pollution

Prevention and Control Act 1999 or the Water Act 2003”,

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                    (iii)                 in paragraph (b), for “or the Water Act 1989” there is

substituted “, the Water Act 1989 or the Water Act 2003”,

                    (iv)                  in paragraph (c), for “of any arrangements made by the

Director under section 29(6) above or of any duty imposed

by” there is substituted “of any duty imposed by section 27H

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above or”,

                    (v)                   in paragraph (j)—

                           (a)                          after “the Water Act 1989” there is inserted “, the

Water Act 2003”,

                           (b)                          for “or that Act of 1989” there is substituted “, the

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Water Act 1989 or the Water Act 2003”,

              (b)             in subsection (4)(a)—

                    (i)                   for “a customer service committee” there is substituted “the

Council (or any regional committee)”,

                    (ii)                  for “or regulations under section 2 of the Pollution

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Prevention and Control Act 1999” there is substituted “,

regulations under section 2 of the Pollution Prevention and

Control Act 1999 or the Water Act 2003”.

          (6)      In section 208 (directions in the interests of national security) after

subsection (3) there is inserted—

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              “(3A)                The Secretary of State may, after consultation with the Council, give

to the Council such directions of a general character as appear to the

Secretary of State to be requisite or expedient—

                    (a)                   in the interests of national security; or

                    (b)                   in connection with any civil emergency which may occur.

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              (3B)                If it appears to the Secretary of State to be requisite or expedient to

do so—

 

 

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                    (a)                   in the interests of national security; or

                    (b)                   in connection with any civil emergency which has occurred

or may occur,

                                              he may, after consultation with the Council, give to the Council a

direction requiring it to do, or not to do, a particular thing specified

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in the direction.

              (3C)                The Council shall comply with any direction given to it by the

Secretary of State under this section.”

          (7)      In section 219(1) (interpretation)—

              (a)             after the definition of “analyse” there is inserted—

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                                      ““the Assembly” means the National Assembly for Wales;”,

                                      ““the Authority” means the Water Services Regulation

Authority;”,

              (b)             after the definition of “contravention” there is inserted—

                                      ““the Council” means the Consumer Council for Water;”,

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              (c)             the definition of “the Director” is omitted,

              (d)             after the definition of “records” there is inserted—

                                      ““regional committee” means a regional committee of the

Council established under section 27A above;”.

Water Resources Act 1991 (c. 57)

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  28      (1)      The WRA is amended as follows.

          (2)      In section 20 (water resources management schemes), in subsection (2)(c),

for “Director General of Water Services” there is substituted “Water Services

Regulation Authority”.

          (3)      In section 204 (restriction on disclosure of information)—

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              (a)             in subsection (2)—

                    (i)                   in paragraph (a), for “the Director General of Water Services”

there is substituted “the Water Services Regulation

Authority, the Consumer Council for Water”,

                    (ii)                  in that paragraph, for “or regulations under section 2 of the

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Pollution Prevention and Control Act 1999” there is

substituted “, regulations under section 2 of the Pollution

Prevention and Control Act 1999 or the Water Act 2003”,

                    (iii)                 in paragraph (b), for “or the Water Act 1989” there is

substituted “, the Water Act 1989 or the Water Act 2003”,

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                    (iv)                  in paragraph (c), for “of any arrangements made by the

Director under section 29(6) above or of any duty imposed

by” there is substituted “of any duty imposed by section 27H

above or”,

                    (v)                   in paragraph (j)—

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                           (a)                          after “the Water Act 1989” there is inserted “, the

Water Act 2003”,

                           (b)                          for “or that Act of 1989” there is substituted “, the

Water Act 1989 or the Water Act 2003”,

              (b)             in subsection (3), in paragraph (a)—

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