LegalizeThe Water Services etc. (Scotland) Act 2005 (Commencement No. 5) Order 2006
Made: 13th December 2006
The Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 34(2) and 37(2) of the Water Services etc. (Scotland) Act 2005[^f00001] and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Order:
Citation and interpretation
1
- (1) This Order may be cited as the Water Services etc. (Scotland) Act 2005 (Commencement No. 5) Order 2006.
- (2) In this Order “the 2005 Act” means the Water Services etc. (Scotland) Act 2005.
Appointed Day
2
The provisions of the 2005 Act which are specified in column 1 of the Schedule to this Order, the subject matter of which is described in column 2 of that Schedule shall, so far as not then in force, come into force on 8th January 2007 (“the appointed day”); but where a particular purpose is specified in relation to any such provision in column 3 of that Schedule, that provision shall come into force on the appointed day only for that purpose.
SCHEDULE — PROVISIONS OF THE 2005 ACT COMING INTO FORCE ON 8TH JANUARY 2007
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Provisions of the 2005 Act | Subject Matter | Purpose |
| Section 2 | Dissolution of Office of Commissioner | |
| Section 6 | Licence authorisation | |
| Section 7 | Granting of licences | |
| Section 9 | Fees relating to licences | |
| Section 12 | Licences and compliance: further provision | |
| Section 32 | Amendments to enactments | Only for the purpose of bringing into force the provisions of Schedule 5 to the 2005 Act specified in column 1 of this table below. |
| Schedule 2, paragraph 4 | Licences and compliance: further provision | |
| Schedule 5, paragraph 7(10) | Amendments to enactments |
Signed
RHONA BRANKIN — Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers — 13th December 2006
Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Order)
Article 2 of, and the Schedule to, this Order bring into force further provisions of the Water Services etc. (Scotland) Act 2005 (“the 2005 Act”) on 8th January 2007.
This Order commences for all purposes the remaining provisions in Part 2 of the 2005 Act which establishes a licensing system for the provision of water and sewerage services to eligible premises by water services and sewerage services providers.
It also commences provisions relating to the dissolution of the Office of the Water Industry Commissioner for Scotland, whose functions are now carried out by the Water Industry Commission for Scotland.
Footnotes
[^f00001]: 2005 asp 3.
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