(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.
Specified date: 15 December 2011: see above.
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”.
Specified date: 15 December 2011: see reg 1.
Richard Benyon
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
14th December 2011
These Regulations amend section 17D(2) of the Water Industry Act 1991 so as to reduce the threshold level for water supply to specified premises from 50 megalitres to 5 megalitres. The threshold is the minimum quantity of water estimated to be supplied annually to any premises by a licensed water supplier. A licensed water supplier may not enter into an undertaking with a new customer to supply water to their premises unless the threshold requirement is satisfied.
A full impact assessment of the effect that this instrument will have on the costs of business, the voluntary sector and the public sector is available from the Competition & Consumer Protection Team, Area 2C, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Ergon House, c/o Nobel House, 17 Smith Square, London SW1P 3JR. It is published on www.legislation.gov.uk alongside the Explanatory Memorandum and this instrument.
