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Water Industry (Prescribed Conditions) Regulations 1999 (S.I. No. 3442 of 1999).

Country/Territory
United Kingdom
Document type
Regulation
Date
1999
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Water
Keyword
Water supply Water charges
Geographical area
Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Atlantic, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe
Entry into force notes
Coming into force on 1 April, 2000.
Abstract

Section 144A of the Water Industry Act 1991 enables a consumer to serve notice electing for charging for the water supply to his home by reference to volume. Section 144B of the Act restricts a water or sewerage undertaker from beginning to fix such charges by volume without the consumer's consent or unless there has been a change of occupation. These Regulations prescribe additional conditions which must be satisfied before a consumer may revoke his election, and before a relevant undertaker can be restricted from requiring a change in the basis of charging under section 144B. The conditions are that: (a) in the case of premises which are not used solely as a person's home, that other use is not the principal use of the premises; (b) the water supplied to the premises is not used specified. and (c) the premises are not in an area which has been determined by the Secretary of State to be an area of water scarcity for the purposes of these Regulations under regulation 3.

Full text
English
Website
www.opsi.gov.uk

References - Legislation

Implements

Water Industry Act 1999 (Chapter 9).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 1999 (2002)

Keyword: Basic legislation, Water supply, Sewerage, Institution, Water charges, Industrial water use, Data collection/reporting

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Amended by

Water Industry (Prescribed Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2007 (S.I. No. 2457 of 2007).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 2007

Keyword: Water supply, Flood, Water shortage/drought

Source: FAO, FAOLEX