LegalizeThe Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 (Commencement No.4) Order 1995
Made: 14th July 1995
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 184(2) of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994[^f00001] and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:
Citation and interpretation
1
- (1) This Order may be cited as the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 (Commencement No.4) Order 1995.
- (2) In this Order, “the Act” means the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994.
Day appointed
2
17th July 1995 is the day appointed for the coming into force of—
- (a) the provisions of the Act specified in column 1 of the Schedule to this Order (which relate to the matters specified in column 2 of that Schedule);
- (b) subsections (1) and (2) of section 177 of the Act, so far as those subsections relate to the entries in Part II of the House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975[^f00002] concerning the East of Scotland Water Authority, the North of Scotland Water Authority and the West of Scotland Water Authority;
- (c) section 180 of the Act, so far as it relates to the provision in Schedule 13 to the Act specified in paragraph (d) below; and
- (d) in Schedule 13 to the Act, paragraph 75(25)(b).
SCHEDULE — PROVISIONS OF THE ACT COMING INTO FORCE ON 17th JULY 1995
| Column 1 | Column 2 |
|---|---|
| Provision of the Act | Subject matter |
| Section 62 | New water and sewerage authorities |
| Section 63 | Alteration of water areas and sewerage areas |
| Section 64 | Maps of areas |
| Section 65(2) | General duties of Secretary of State and of new authorities |
| Section 66 | Codes of practice for new water and sewerage authorities |
| Section 73 | Duty of new authorities as respects Natural Heritage Area or area of special interest |
| Section 74 | Charges for services provided |
| Section 76 | Charges schemes |
| Section 77 | Publication of summary of charges scheme |
| Section 79(1) to (3) and (5) | Collection of charges by local authority |
| Section 81 | Reduced charges |
| Section 83 | Duties and powers relating to finance |
| Section 84 | Financing and borrowing |
| Section 85 | Guarantees |
| Section 86 | Directions as to payment and investment |
| Section 87 | Accounts |
| Section 88 | Audit of accounts |
| Section 89 | Subsidiary powers of new authorities |
| Section 90 | Dissolution of Central Scotland Water Development Board |
| Section 98 | Acquisition of land by agreement |
| Section 116 | Power of Secretary of State to give directions to new authorities |
| Section 118(1) | Provision of information, etc. |
| Section 120(1) | Duty of new authorities to collaborate |
| Section 122 | Supply of goods and services to new authorities by local authorities |
| Section 123 | Power to require local authorities and assessors to supply information to new authorities |
| Schedule 7 | Constitution and proceedings etc. of a new water and sewerage authority |
| Schedule 8 | Water and sewerage areas |
Signed
George Kynoch — Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Scottish Office — 14th July 1995
Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order provides for the commencement of various provisions in the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 on 17th July 1995.
The provisions in question are those from Part II of that Act (Water and Sewerage Reorganisation) listed in the Schedule to this Order, and related provisions in sections 177 and 180 of, and Schedule 13 to, that Act.
Footnotes
[^f00001]: 1994 c. 39.
[^f00002]: 1975 c. 24.
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