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Water Industry Act 1999

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  1. Introductory Text

  2. Part I Water charges in England and Wales

    1. 1. Disconnection for non-payment of charges.

    2. 2. Prohibition of use of limiting devices.

    3. 3. Undertakers to charge in accordance with charges schemes.

    4. 4. Making and approval of charges schemes.

    5. 5. Regulations concerning charges schemes.

    6. 6. Right of consumer to elect for charging by reference to volume.

    7. 7. Restriction on change in basis of charging.

    8. 8. Charging by reference to rateable value.

    9. 9. Restriction on charging for metering works.

    10. 10. Extension of power to carry out works in connection with metering.

    11. 11. Rights of tenants in relation to metering.

  3. Part II The Water Industry Commissioner for Scotland

    1. 12. Water Industry Commissioner for Scotland.

    2. 13. Commissioner’s advice on charges.

  4. Part III Supplemental

    1. 14. Application to Wales and Scotland.

    2. 15. Minor and consequential amendments and repeals.

    3. 16. Financial provision.

    4. 17. Short title, commencement and extent.

  5. SCHEDULES

    1. SCHEDULE 1

      Schedule to be inserted in the Water Industry Act 1991

    2. SCHEDULE 2

    3. SCHEDULE 3

      Minor and consequential amendments

      1. Part I England and Wales

        1. Water Industry Act 1991 (c. 56)

          1. 1.In section 148(1) of the Water Industry Act 1991 (restriction...

          2. 2.In section 149(2)(a) of that Act (further provision relating to...

          3. 3.After section 150A of that Act there is inserted— Interpretation...

          4. 4.(1) Section 195 of that Act (the Director’s register) is...

      2. Part II Scotland

        1. House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975 (c. 24)

          1. 5.(1) Schedule 1 to the House of Commons Disqualification Act...

        2. Water (Fluoridation) Act 1985 (c. 63)

          1. 6.(1) The Water (Fluoridation) Act 1985 is amended as follows....

        3. Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 (c. 39)

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          10. 16.In section 177(2) (Parliamentary disqualification), the entry for the Scottish...

          11. 17.Schedule 9 (Customers Council) is repealed.

          12. 18.In Schedule 13 (minor and consequential amendments), paragraph 140(4)(c) and...

    4. SCHEDULE 4

      Repeals

      1. Part I England and Wales

      2. Part II Scotland

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