The Northumbrian and North East Water (Amendment of Local Enactments Etc.) Order 1996

Made: 15th March 1996

Coming into force: 1st April 1996

Now therefore the Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by paragraph 7 of Schedule 2 to the Water Industry Act 1991, hereby makes the following Order:

Citation, commencement and interpretation

1

• (1) This Order may be cited as the Northumbrian and North East Water (Amendment of Local Enactments Etc.) Order 1996 and shall come into force on 1st April 1996.

• (2) In this Order—

• “Northumbrian” means Northumbrian Water Limited; and

• “North East” means North East Water Plc.

Amendment of references in local statutory provisions etc.

2

• (1) Any reference to North East, or to the undertaking of North East, in any local statutory provision and in any charges scheme made by North East under section 76 of the Water Act 1989 or section 143 of the Water Industry Act 1991 shall have effect, subject to paragraph (2), as a reference to Northumbrian or, as the case may be, to the undertaking of Northumbrian.

• (2) Paragraph (1) shall only apply to any local statutory provision or charges scheme in relation to the area, things or persons in relation to which or whom that provision or scheme has effect before 1st April 1996.

Repeal of local statutory provisions

3

The orders referred to in the Schedule to this Order are revoked to the extent indicated in that Schedule.

SCHEDULE

Signed

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State.

Neil Summerton — An Under Secretary in the — Department of the Environment — 15th March 1996

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 1991 c. 56.

[^f00002]: 1989 c. 15.