Water Act 2003
Water Act 2003 (2003 c. 37)
- Water Act 2003 (2003 c. 37)
- Part 1 Abstraction and impounding
- Restrictions on abstraction and impounding
- 1 Licences to abstract water
- 2 Restrictions on impounding
- 3 Existing impounding works
- 4 Existing impounding works: works notices
- 5 Rights of navigation, harbour and conservancy authorities
- 6 Rights to abstract small quantities
- 7 Rights to abstract for drainage purposes, etc
- 8 Amendments relating to section 7
- 9 Power to provide for further exemptions
- 10 Orders under section 33 of the WRA, etc
- Applications for a licence
- 11 Who may apply for a licence
- 12 Abolition of combined licences
- 13 Applications: types of abstraction licence
- 14 Publication of application for licence
- Consideration of licence applications
- 15 General consideration of licence applications
- 16 Protection from derogation
- 17 Protected rights
- 18 Register of certain protected rights
- Form, contents and effect of licences
- 19 Form, contents and effect of licences
- 20 Limited extension of abstraction licence validity
- Modification of licences
- 21 Modification of licences
- 22 Proposals for modification at instance of Agency or Secretary of State
- Transfer and apportionment of licences
- 23 Transfer and apportionment of licences
- Claims and compensation
- 24 Claims arising out of water abstraction
- 25 Compensation for modification of licence on direction of Secretary of State
- 26 Recovery of compensation from new licence-holder
- 27 Withdrawal of compensation for certain revocations and variations
- Water resources management schemes
- 28 Water resources management schemes: other abstractors
- 29 Water resources management schemes: referral to Secretary of State
- Enforcement
- 30 Enforcement notices, and related procedures and offences
- Miscellaneous
- 31 Bulk supplies
- 32 Visiting forces
- 33 Application of certain water resources provisions to this Act
- Part 2 New regulatory arrangements, etc
- Establishment, etc of new bodies
- 34 Water Services Regulation Authority
- 35 Consumer Council for Water
- 36 Transfer to Authority and Council of functions, property etc
- 37 Conditions relating to costs of water regulation
- 38 Forward work programmes and annual reports
- Objectives of regulation of water industry
- 39 Objectives and duties under WIA
- 40 Guidance to Authority on social and environmental matters
- 41 Standards of performance in relation to water supply
- 42 Standards of performance in relation to sewerage services
- Functions of the Council
- 43 General functions of the Council
- 44 Provision of information to the Council
- 45 Provision of statistical information to consumers etc
- 46 Consumer complaints
- 47 Investigations by the Council
- Enforcement of obligations
- 48 Financial penalties
- 49 Enforcement of certain provisions
- Remuneration and standards of performance
- 50 Links between directors' pay and standards of performance
- Miscellaneous
- 51 Reasons for decisions
- 52 Co-operation between water regulators
- The Competition Commission
- 53 Specialist members of the Competition Commission
- 54 Determination references under section 12 of the WIA
- 55 Conditions of appointments under the WIA
- Licensing of water suppliers
- 56 Licensing of other water suppliers
- Part 3 Miscellaneous
- The Drinking Water Inspectorate
- 57 The Chief Inspector of Drinking Water and the Drinking Water Inspectorate
- Water fluoridation
- 58 Fluoridation of water supplies
- Water resale
- 59 Charges for services provided with the help of an undertaker
- Penalties
- 60 Abstraction and impounding offences
- 61 Supplying water unfit for human consumption
- Water resources management plans
- 62 Water resources management plans
- Drought
- 63 Drought plans
- 64 Drought orders and drought permits: charges
- 65 Procedure at local inquiries
- Land drainage and flood defence
- 66 Revocation of local flood defence schemes
- 67 Membership of regional flood defence committees in Wales
- 68 Regional flood defence committees
- 69 Grants for drainage works and flood warning systems
- Information
- 70 Information
- Powers of entry
- 71 Extension of Environment Agency’s powers of entry
- Environment Agency’s general water resources duty
- 72 Efficient use of water resources
- Border rivers
- 73 Border rivers
- Reservoirs
- 74 Environment Agency to be enforcement authority under the Reservoirs Act 1975
- 75 Extension of enforcement authority’s reserve powers
- 76 Service of documents
- 77 Flood plans: large raised reservoirs
- 78 National security
- 79 Offences
- 80 Crown application
- Water conservation
- 81 Duty to encourage water conservation
- 82 Water conservation: requirements on relevant undertakers
- 83 Water conservation by public authorities
- Fire hydrants
- 84 Fire hydrants
- Coal mine water pollution
- 85 Control of water from coal mines
- Contaminated land
- 86 Contaminated land: pollution of controlled waters
- Discharge consents
- 87 Transfer of discharge consents
- Trade effluent consents
- 88 Trade effluent consents
- 89 Trade effluent consents: conditions of consent
- Water mains, etc
- 90 Water main requisitions: financial conditions
- 91 Water main requisitions: calculation of payments
- 92 Self-lay and adoption of water mains and service pipes
- Sewers and drains
- 93 Requisition and adoption of sewers
- 94 Provision of public sewers otherwise than by requisition
- 95 Requisition of lateral drains
- 96 Adoption of lateral drains
- 97 Requisitioning and adoption of lateral drains: supplementary
- 98 Schemes for the adoption of sewers, lateral drains and sewage disposal works
- 99 Communication with public sewers
- Part 4 Supplementary
- 100 Devolution: Wales
- 101 Minor and consequential amendments and repeals
- 102 Specific transitional and transitory provisions
- 103 Powers to make further supplementary, consequential and transitional provision, etc
- 104 Regulations and orders
- 105 Interpretation, commencement, short title, and extent
- SCHEDULES
- SCHEDULE 1 The Water Services Regulation Authority
- SCHEDULE 2 The Consumer Council for Water
- SCHEDULE 3 Further provisions about transfers of functions, property etc
- Preliminary
- Contents of transfer schemes
- Modification of transfer scheme after appointed day
- Effect of transfers
- Continuity of employment, etc of transferred employees
- SCHEDULE 4 Licensing of water suppliers
- SCHEDULE 5 Powers of entry under the Coal Industry Act 1994
- SCHEDULE 6 Compulsory purchase under the Coal Industry Act 1994
- SCHEDULE 7 Minor and consequential amendments
- Part 1 Abstraction and impounding
- Water Resources Act 1991 (c. 57)
- Environment Act 1995 (c. 25)
- Part 2 New regulatory arrangements, etc
- Public Records Act 1958 (c. 51)
- Public Bodies (Admission to Meetings) Act 1960 (c. 67)
- Parliamentary Commissioner Act 1967 (c. 13)
- Superannuation Act 1972 (c. 11)
- House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975 (c. 24)
- Northern Ireland Assembly Disqualification Act 1975 (c. 25)
- Race Relations Act 1976 (c. 74)
- Telecommunications Act 1984 (c. 12)
- Airports Act 1986 (c. 31)
- Company Directors Disqualification Act 1986 (c. 46)
- Water Act 1989 (c. 15)
- Water Industry Act 1991 (c. 56)
- Water Resources Act 1991 (c. 57)
- Water Consolidation (Consequential Provisions) Act 1991 (c. 60)
- Competition and Service (Utilities) Act 1992 (c. 43)
- Coal Industry Act 1994 (c. 21)
- Competition Act 1998 (c. 41)
- Postal Services Act 2000 (c. 26)
- Utilities Act 2000 (c. 27)
- Transport Act 2000 (c. 38)
- Enterprise Act 2002 (c. 40)
- Part 3 Miscellaneous
- Metropolis Water Act 1852 (c. 84)
- Reservoirs Act 1975 (c. 23)
- Water Industry Act 1991 (c. 56)
- Land Drainage Act 1991 (c. 59)
- Health Authorities Act 1995 (c. 17)
- Environment Act 1995 (c. 25)
- SCHEDULE 8 Minor and consequential amendments: licensing of water suppliers etc
- Water Act 1989 (c. 15)
- Water Industry Act 1991 (c. 56)
- Water Resources Act 1991 (c. 57)
- Competition Act 1998 (c. 41)
- Enterprise Act 2002 (c. 40)
- SCHEDULE 9 Repeals and revocation
- Part 1 Abstraction and impounding
- Part 2 New regulatory arrangements, etc
- Part 3 Miscellaneous and supplementary
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