The Water Supply (Amendment to the Threshold Requirement) Regulations 2011

• Citation: S.I. 2011/3014
• Sections: 2

Section 1 Title, commencement and transitional provision

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Water Supply (Amendment to the Threshold Requirement) Regulations 2011 and come into force on the day after the day on which they are made.

(2) The amendment made by these Regulations does not apply in relation to any undertaking which is proposed, but not entered into, before the date on which these Regulations come into force.

Section 2 Amendment to the threshold requirement in the Water Industry Act 1991

Section 17D(2) of the Water Industry Act 1991 (which establishes the threshold requirement in relation to the supply of water to any premises) is amended by replacing the words “is not less than 50 megalitres” with—

is not less than—

(a) 5 megalitres, in the case of premises supplied with water using the supply system of a water undertaker whose area is wholly or mainly in England, and

(b) 50 megalitres, in the case of premises supplied with water using the supply system of a water undertaker whose area is wholly or mainly in Wales