EXPLANATORY NOTES Explanatory notes to the Bill, prepared by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, are published separately as Bill 82—EN. EUROPEAN CONVENTION ON HUMAN RIGHTS Secretary Owen Paterson has made the following statement under section 19(1)(a) of the Human Rights Act 1998: In my view the provisions of the Water Bill are compatible with Convention rights. CONTENTS 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 Inset appointments 13.Procedure with respect to inset appointments 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.Notice of agreements within section 142(2)(b) 32.Register relating to undertakers and licensees 33.Operation of register 34.Obtaining information for enforcement purposes Appeals relating to codes 35.Appeals relating to revisions of codes Guidance relating to rules about charges 36.Guidance relating to rules about charges Adjudication functions 37.Exercise of adjudication functions by other persons Drinking water inspectorate 38.Charging of fees by assessors for the enforcement of water quality Chapter 4 Supplementary 39.Modification of appointment and licence conditions 40.Further amendments Part 2 Water resources 41.Withdrawal of compensation for undertakers 42.Main rivers in England and Wales 43.Maps of waterworks Part 3 Environmental regulation 44.Regulation of the water environment 45.Environmental regulation: procedure 46.Repeal of certain provisions about culverts Part 4 Flood insurance 47.Flood insurance Part 5 Miscellaneous 48.Internal drainage boards: procedure for orders confirming reorganisation 49.Internal drainage boards in England: alternative procedure for byelaws 50.Publication requirements under the Land Drainage Act 1991 51.Amendments relating to Regional Flood and Coastal Committees Part 6 General and final 52.Power to make consequential provision 53.Transitional, transitory or saving provision 54.Financial provisions 55.Extent 56.Commencement 57.Short title Schedule 1Water supply licences: authorisations Schedule 2Water undertakers’ duties as regards water supply licensees Schedule 3Sewerage licences: authorisations Schedule 4Sewerage undertakers’ duties as regards sewerage licensees Schedule 5Extension of licensing provisions in relation to Wales Schedule 6Procedure on appeals under section 207A of the Water Industry Act 1991 Schedule 7Further amendments Schedule 8Regulation of the water environment Part 1Purposes for which provision may be made Part 2Supplementary provision Schedule 9Publication requirements under the Land Drainage Act 1991 Schedule 10Amendments relating to Regional Flood and Coastal Committees Next Contents page 1-9 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60-69 70-78 80-89 90-99 Last page
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