The Water Act 2014 (Commencement No. 1) (Scotland) Order 2015

JurisdictionScotland
CitationSSI 2015/360
Year2015

2015No. 360 (C. 45)

WATER INDUSTRY

The Water Act 2014 (Commencement No. 1) (Scotland) Order 2015

28thOctober2015

30thOctober2015

20thNovember2015

The Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 94(3) and (6) of, and Schedule 12 to, the Water Act 2014( 1) and all other powers enabling them to do so.

Citation and commencement

1. This Order may be cited as the Water Act 2014 (Commencement No. 1) (Scotland) Order 2015 and comes into force on 20th November 2015.

Appointed day

2. 20th November 2015 is the day appointed for the coming into force of the following provisions of the Water Act 2014-

(a) Section 7(1) and (2) (arrangements with the Water Services Regulation Authority) so far as they insert paragraph 1A into Schedule 2 to the Water Services etc. (Scotland) Act 2005( 2); and(b) Section 7(3) and (4) for all purposes.

KEITH BROWN

A member of the Scottish Government

St Andrew's House,

Edinburgh

28th October 2015

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order partly commences section 7 of the Water Act 2014 ("the 2014 Act").

It commences section 7(1) and (2) for the limited purposes of inserting a new paragraph 1A into Schedule 2 of the Water Services etc. (Scotland) Act 2005 ("the 2005 Act").

The new paragraph 1A of Schedule 2 to the 2005 Act will provide the Scottish Ministers with a power to make provision, by Order, about the Water Industry Commission for Scotland treating certain applications made to the Water Services Regulation Authority for a water supply or sewerage licence in England or Wales under the Water Industry Act 1991 (c. 56)as also being an application for a water services or sewerage services licence in Scotland under the 2005 Act.

The Order also commences paragraphs (3) and (4) of section 7 of the 2014 Act for all purposes.

NOTE AS TO EARLIER COMMENCEMENT ORDERS

(This note is not part of the Order)

The following provisions of the 2014 Act have been brought into force by commencement orders made before the date of this Order. Only sections 61 and 62, Schedule 8 (for limited purposes) and Parts 4 and 6 of the 2014 Act extend to Scotland. Amendments made by section 7 will also extend to Scotland by virtue of section 93(4). Section 7 is the only provision that falls to be commenced by the Scottish Ministers.

Provision

Date of Commencement

S.I. No.

Section 1 (partially)

1st September 2015

2015/773

Section 1 (partially)

1st September 2015

2015/1469

Section 4 (partially)

1st September 2015

2015/773

Section 4 (partially)

1st September 2015

2015/1469

Section 8 (partially)

6th April 2015

2015/773

Section 14(2) (partially)

6th April 2015

2015/773

Section 16(2) (partially)

15th July 2015

2015/1469

Section 16 (for all remaining purposes)

1st November 2015

2015/1469

Section 17 (partially)

6th April 2015

2015/773

Section 17 (partially)

15th July 2015

2015/1469

Section 23 (partially)

1st January 2015

2014/3320

Section 23 (partially)

6th April 2015

2015/773

Section 24

6th April 2015

2015/773

Section 29 (partially)

1st January 2015

2014/3320

section 29(7)

15th July 2015

2015/1469

Section 30 (partially)

1st January 2015

2014/3320

Section 30(7)

15th July 2015

2015/1469

Section 38 (partially)

1st January 2015

2014/3320

Section 38 (partially)

6th April 2015

2015/773

Section 40(1)

14th July 2014

2014/1823

Section 41

1st November 2015

2015/1786 (W.249)

Section 42 to 47

6th April 2015

2015/773

Section 49

6th April 2015

2015/773

Section 51

6th April 2015

2015/773

Section 52

6th April 2015

2015/773

Section 53 (partially)

6th April 2015

2015/773

Section 55

1st January 2015

2014/3320

Section 56 (partially)

1st January 2015

2014/3320

Section 56 (partially)

15th July 2015

2015/1469

Section 56 (partially)

1st September 2015

2015/1469

Section 56 (partially)

1st November 2015

2015/1469

Section 59

1st October 2014

2014/1823

Sections 64 to 68

1st January 2015

2014/3320

Section 69 (for all remaining purposes)

1st January 2015

2014/3320

Section 82 (partially)

1st January 2015

2014/3320

Sections 83 to 84

1st January 2015

2014/3320

Schedule 2 (partially)

1st September 2015

2015/773

Schedule 2 (partially)

1st September 2015

2015/1469

Schedule 4 (partially)

1st September 2015

2015/773

Schedule 4 (partially)

1st September 2015

2015/1469

Schedule 7 (partially)

1st January 2015

2014/3320

Schedule 7 (partially)

15th July...

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