The Mid Kent Water and South East Water (Amendment of Local Enactments and Supplemental Provisions) Order 2007

• Citation: S.I. 2007/3520
• Sections: 2

Section 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

(1) This Order may be cited as the Mid Kent Water and South East Water (Amendment of Local Enactments and Supplemental Provisions) Order 2007.

(2) This Order comes into force on 14th December 2007.

(3) In this Order, the “relevant enactments” means—

(a) the Local Authorities (England) (Property etc. ) Order 1973 ;

(b) the Local Authorities etc. (Staff Transfer and Protection) Order 1974 ;

(c) the Local Government Superannuation (Transferred Water Employees) Regulations 1983 ;

(d) the Mid Kent Water (Constitution and Regulation) Order 1990 , and the provisions in the enactments referred to in the first column of Parts I and II of Schedule 2 to that Order (provisions of the Mid Kent Water Acts and Orders 1888 to 1985 repealed) in so far as such provisions have not been repealed;

(e) the Water Undertakers (Extension of Byelaws) Order 1998 ;

(f) the Water Supply (Water Fittings) Regulations 1999 ;

(g) the Water and Sewerage Undertakers (Pipelaying and Other Works) (Code of Practice) Order 1999 ; and

(h) the Enterprise Act 2002 (Enforcement Undertakings and Orders) Order 2006 .

Section 2 Amendment of local statutory provisions and supplemental provisions

(1) Except in the relevant enactments—

(a) in every local statutory provision, for “Mid Kent Water plc” or any reference to the undertaking of Mid Kent Water Limited, substitute “South East Water Limited”; and

(b) in any other enactment, any reference to Mid Kent Water plc, Mid Kent Water Limited or to the undertaking of Mid Kent Water Limited has effect as a reference to South East Water Limited.

(2) Every charges scheme made by Mid Kent Water Limited under section 143 of the Water Industry Act 1991 has effect as if it were made by South East Water Limited.

(3) The code of practice prepared by Mid Kent Water plc and approved by the Secretary of State under the Water and Sewerage Undertakers (Pipelaying and Other Works) (Code of Practice) Order 1999 has effect in the former appointment area of Mid Kent Water Limited as if the code of practice had been prepared by South East Water Limited and approved by the Secretary of State under that Order.