The Water Act 2003 (Commencement No. 7 and Transitional Provisions) Order 2007

• Citation: S.I. 2007/1021
• Sections: 3

Section 1 Citation

This Order may be cited as the Water Act 2003 (Commencement No. 7 and Transitional Provisions) Order 2007.

Section 2 Provisions coming into force on 1st April 2007

The following provisions of the Water Act 2003 come into force on 1st April 2007—

(a) section 62 (water resources management plans) for all remaining purposes;

(b) section 98 (schemes for the adoption of sewers, lateral drains and sewage disposal works);

(c) in section 100 (devolution: Wales), subsections (2), (3), (6) and (7) for all remaining purposes; and

(d) in section 101 (minor and consequential amendments and repeals), subsection (1) in so far as it relates to amendments made by paragraph 39 of Schedule 7.

Section 3 Transitional provisions

(1) The following provisions are revoked—

(a) paragraph 5 (effect of certain provisions in relation to references to the Competition Commission) of the Schedule to the Water Act 2003 (Commencement No. 2, Transitional Provisions and Savings) Order 2004 ;

(b) paragraphs 5 (effect of certain water supply licensing provisions), 6 (effect of provisions in relation to water resources management plans) and 7 (devolution: Wales) of the Schedule to the Water Act 2003 (Commencement No. 5, Transitional Provisions and Savings) Order 2005 ; and

(c) paragraphs 8 (effect of provisions in relation to water resources management plans) and 9 (devolution: Wales) of the Schedule to the Water Act 2003 (Commencement No. 6, Transitional Provisions and Savings) Order 2006 .

(2) Paragraph (1) comes into force on 1st April 2007.