Water Act 2014
Water Act 2014 (2014 c. 21)
- Water Act 2014 (2014 c. 21)
- Part 1 Water industry
- CHAPTER 1 Water supply licences and sewerage licences
- Expansion of water supply licensing
- 1 Types of water supply licence and arrangements with water undertakers
- 2 The supply system of a water undertaker
- 3 The threshold requirement
- Introduction of sewerage licences
- 4 Types of sewerage licence and arrangements with sewerage undertakers
- Application as regards Wales
- 5 Water supply and sewerage licensing changes applied as regards Wales
- Licensing arrangements between England and Wales and Scotland
- 6 Arrangements with the Water Industry Commission for Scotland
- 7 Arrangements with the Water Services Regulation Authority
- CHAPTER 2 Water and sewerage undertakers
- Arrangements between relevant undertakers
- 8 Bulk supply of water by water undertakers
- 9 Main connections into sewerage systems
- Agreements to adopt infrastructure
- 10 Agreements by water undertakers to adopt infrastructure
- 11 Agreements by sewerage undertakers to adopt infrastructure
- Arrangements for water undertakers to take water
- 12 Arrangements for water undertakers to take water from other persons
- Appointments and variations
- 13 Procedure with respect to appointments and variations
- Duty of CMA to refer mergers of relevant undertakers
- 14 Exceptions to duty and undertakings in lieu of merger references
- 15 Exclusion of small mergers: advice of CMA on threshold
- Relevant undertakers' charges
- 16 Charges schemes
- 17 Rules about charges for connections etc
- 18 Charges for providing a water main etc
- 19 Charges for providing a public sewer etc
- 20 Charges for moving pipes
- Sustainable drainage
- 21 Drainage systems relieving public sewers
- CHAPTER 3 Regulation of the water industry
- General duties of the Water Services Regulation Authority
- 22 Primary duty to secure resilience
- 23 General duty as regards undue preference in the provision of services
- 24 Strategic priorities and objectives
- Regulation of relevant undertakers, water supply licensees and sewerage licensees
- 25 Procedure for granting water supply and sewerage licences
- 26 Extension of time limit for imposing financial penalties
- 27 Water resources management plans for England: resilience
- 28 Frequency of water resources management and drought plans
- 29 Standards of performance: water supply
- 30 Standards of performance: sewerage
- 31 Interim duty: water supply
- 32 Interim duty: sewerage services
- 33 Notice of agreements within section 142(2)(b)
- 34 Register relating to undertakers and licensees
- 35 Operation of register
- 36 Obtaining information for enforcement purposes
- Appeals relating to codes
- 37 Appeals relating to revisions of codes
- Guidance relating to rules about charges
- 38 Guidance relating to rules about charges
- Adjudication functions
- 39 Exercise of adjudication functions by other persons
- Drinking water inspectorate
- 40 Charging of fees by assessors for the enforcement of water quality
- Provision of public sewers: premises in Wales
- 41 Disputes about the provision of public sewers: premises in Wales
- CHAPTER 4 Retail exit: non-household premises
- 42 Retail exit: non-household premises
- 43 Application for retail exit
- 44 Eligible licensees
- 45 Transfer of undertaking
- 46 Operation of retail market
- 47 Operation of retail market: charges etc
- 48 Exit applications: further provision
- 49 Modification of appointment and licence conditions
- 50 General directions
- 51 Exit regulations: general
- 52 Interpretation
- 53 Procedure
- CHAPTER 5 Miscellaneous
- 54 Consumer redress
- 55 Modification of appointment and licence conditions
- 56 Further amendments
- Part 2 Water resources
- 57 Report on water abstraction reform
- 58 Withdrawal of compensation for undertakers
- 59 Main rivers in England and Wales
- 60 Maps of waterworks
- Part 3 Environmental regulation
- 61 Regulation of the water environment
- 62 Environmental regulation: procedure
- 63 Repeal of certain provisions about culverts
- Part 4 Flood insurance
- The Flood Reinsurance Scheme
- 64 The Flood Reinsurance Scheme
- 65 Scheme administrator
- 66 Scheme funding
- 67 Scheme administration
- 68 Replacement of the scheme or administrator
- 69 Disclosure of HMRC council tax information
- Flood insurance obligations
- 70 Flood insurance obligations
- 71 Target number
- 72 Information
- 73 Section 72: further provision
- 74 Register of premises subject to greater flood risk
- 75 Functions of relevant bodies
- 76 Reviews and appeals
- 77 Expenses of relevant bodies
- 78 Compliance reports
- 79 Functions of the FCA
- 80 Reports by the FCA
- 81 Intervention by the FCA or the PRA
- General
- 82 Interpretation
- 83 Period of operation
- 84 Regulations and orders
- Part 5 Miscellaneous
- 85 Internal drainage boards: procedure for orders confirming reorganisation
- 86 Internal drainage boards in England: alternative procedure for byelaws
- 87 Publication requirements under the Land Drainage Act 1991
- 88 Sustainable drainage systems: non-performance bonds
- 89 Amendments relating to Regional Flood and Coastal Committees
- Part 6 General and final
- 90 Power to make consequential provision
- 91 Transitional, transitory or saving provision
- 92 Financial provisions
- 93 Extent
- 94 Commencement
- 95 Short title
- SCHEDULES
- SCHEDULE 1 Water supply licences: authorisations
- SCHEDULE 2 Water undertakers' duties as regards water supply licensees
- SCHEDULE 3 Sewerage licences: authorisations
- SCHEDULE 4 Sewerage undertakers' duties as regards sewerage licensees
- SCHEDULE 5 Extension of licensing provisions in relation to Wales
- SCHEDULE 6 Procedure on appeals under section 207A of the Water Industry Act 1991
- SCHEDULE 7 Further amendments
- Water Act 1989 (c. 15)
- Water Industry Act 1991 (c. 56)
- Water Resources Act 1991 (c. 57)
- The National Assembly for Wales (Transfer of Functions) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/672)
- Enterprise Act 2002 (c. 40)
- Water Act 2003 (c. 37)
- Government of Wales Act 2006 (c. 32)
- Consumers, Estate Agents and Redress Act 2007 (c. 17)
- Flood and Water Management Act 2010 (c. 29)
- SCHEDULE 8 Regulation of the water environment
- Part 1 Purposes for which provision may be made
- Interpretation
- Preliminary
- Permits
- Further regulation
- Information, publicity and consultation
- Enforcement and offences
- Appeals
- Corresponding provision
- Crown application
- Part 2 Supplementary provision
- Water regulations trading schemes: penalties
- Determination of matters by regulators
- Delegation between regulators
- Imposition of conditions
- Charging schemes
- Offences
- Restrictions on Crown application
- SCHEDULE 9 Publication requirements under the Land Drainage Act 1991
- SCHEDULE 10 Amendments relating to Regional Flood and Coastal Committees
- Public Bodies (Admission to Meetings) Act 1960 (c. 67)
- Local Government Act 1974 (c. 7)
- House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975 (c. 24)
- Land Drainage Act 1991 (c. 59)
- Water Resources Act 1991 (c. 57)
- Environment Act 1995 (c. 25)
- Freedom of Information Act 2000 (c. 36)
- Public Services Ombudsman (Wales) Act 2005 (c. 10)
- The National Assembly for Wales (Transfer of Functions) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/672)
- SCHEDULE 11 Orders under section 91: further provision
- Introductory
- Changes in water supply licensing
- Modification of conditions of old water supply licences
- Changes in water supply licensing: Wales
- Introduction of sewerage licensing
- New retail authorisations and the threshold requirement
- Modifications relating to new wholesale authorisations
- Modifications relating to new supplementary authorisations
- Old section 66D agreements and new water supply licences
- New section 66E and old section 66D agreements
- Interpretation
- SCHEDULE 12 Commencement orders: appropriate authority
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