The Water Act 2014 (Commencement No. 8 and Transitional Provisions) Order 2017

• Citation: S.I. 2017/58
• Sections: 3

Section 1 Citation and interpretation

(1) This Order may be cited as the Water Act 2014 (Commencement No. 8 and Transitional Provisions) Order 2017.

(2) In this Order—

“the 1991 Act ” means the Water Industry Act 1991 ;

“the 2014 Act ” means the Water Act 2014.

Section 2 Provisions of the 2014 Act coming into force on 6th March 2017

The following provisions of the 2014 Act come into force on 6th March 2017—

(a) section 32 (interim duty: sewerage services) so far as it inserts section 110K into the 1991 Act;

(b) section 56 (further amendments) so far as it relates to paragraph (c);

(c) paragraph 64 of Schedule 7 (further amendments).

Section 3 Transitional provisions

(1) The time specified in a notice served on a water undertaker under section 63AA(1) or section 63AB(1) of the 1991 Act after which the undertaker will no longer be required to provide a supply of water to the premises must not be before 1st April 2017.

(2) The time specified in a notice served on a sewerage undertaker under section 110K(1) of the 1991 Act after which the undertaker will no longer be required to provide sewerage services to the premises must not be before 1st April 2017.