LegalizeThe Water (Target Investment Limit) Order 1990
Made: 16th May 1990
Laid before Parliament: 21st May 1990
Coming into force: 11th June 1990
Now, therefore, the Secretary of State for Wales in relation to Welsh Water p.l.c. and the Secretary of State for the Environment in relation to all the other companies, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by section 89 of the Water Act 1989[^f00002] and of all otherpowers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Order:
Citation and commencement
1
This Order may be cited as the Water (Target Investment Limit) Order 1990 and shall come into force on 11th June 1990.
Target investment limit
2
The target investment limit for the Government shareholding in each company listed in the Schedule expressed as a proportion of the ordinary voting rights shall be as specified therein.
SCHEDULE — TARGET INVESTMENT LIMITS
| Nominated holding company | Government shareholding as a proportion of the ordinary voting rights | Target investment limit as a proportion of the ordinary voting rights |
|---|---|---|
| Anglian Water p.l.c. | 1.79 per cent | 2.04 per cent |
| Northumbrian Water p.l.c. | 1.25 per cent | 1.50 per cent |
| North West Water Group | 1.73 per cent | 1.98 per cent |
| Severn Trent p.l.c. | 1.92 per cent | 2.17 per cent |
| Southern Water p.l.c. | 1.84 per cent | 2.09 per cent |
| South West Water p.l.c. | 1.16 per cent | 1.41 per cent |
| Thames Water p.l.c. | 2.21 per cent | 2.46 per cent |
| Welsh Water p.l.c. | 1.81 per cent | 2.06 per cent |
| Wessex Water p.l.c. | 1.78 per cent | 2.03 per cent |
| Yorkshire Water p.l.c. | 1.98 per cent | 2.23 per cent |
Signed
David Hunt — Secretary of State for Wales — 16th May 1990
Chris Patten — Secretary of State for the Environment — 16th May 1990
Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order fixes target investment limits for the Government shareholding in the privatised water companies. The limits are expressed as a proportion of voting rights exercisable in all circumstances at general meetings of the companies. The Government shareholding must normally be kept within these limits.
Footnotes
[^f00001]: See S.I. 1989/1531.
[^f00002]: 1989 c. 15.
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