LegalizeThe Public Bodies (Water Supply and Water Quality Fees) Order 2013
Made: 11th February 2013
Coming into force in accordance with article 1
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Citation, commencement and extent
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Interpretation
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The chargeable period
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Fees
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SCHEDULE — FEES FOR THE PERFORMANCE OF FUNCTIONS UNDER SECTION 86 OF THE WATER INDUSTRY ACT 1991
| 1 Function | 2 Fee |
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| Checking that the sampling and analysis arrangements for water samples collected by the relevant water supplier comply with— the Water Supply (Water Quality) Regulations 2000[^f00005]; section 68 of the 1991 Act[^f00006]; and any requirements for sample data required to be provided under section 202 of the 1991 Act. | A fee to be calculated using the rate— fixed for each group of 100 water sample results received and checked; and multiplied by the total number of each such group. |
| Checking that— the relevant water supplier’s water supply management arrangements comply with— the Water Supply (Water Quality) Regulations 2000; section 37 of the 1991 Act; section 68 of the 1991 Act; and the relevant water supplier has complied with any requirement of the Secretary of State to furnish information about these arrangements under section 202 of the 1991 Act. | A fee to be calculated using the rate— fixed for each chargeable period; and multiplied by the total number of chargeable periods spent performing the function. |
| In relation to a relevant water supplier— investigating an event, incident, emergency or other matter where any of those matters indicate that that water supplier may not have complied with— the Water Supply (Water Quality) Regulations 2000; section 37 of the 1991 Act; section 68 of the 1991 Act; and checking that such an event, incident, emergency or other matter has been notified by the relevant water supplier in compliance with any requirement of the Secretary of State to furnish such information under section 202 of the 1991 Act. | A fee to be calculated using the rate— fixed for each chargeable period; and multiplied by the total number of chargeable periods spent performing the function. |
| In relation to a relevant water supplier— investigating a consumer complaint about the quality or sufficiency of water where the complaint indicates that that water supplier may not have complied with— the Water Supply (Water Quality) Regulations 2000; section 37 of the 1991 Act; section 68 of the 1991 Act; and checking that any requirement of the Secretary of State to furnish information about such complaints under section 202 of the 1991 Act has been complied with. | A fee to be calculated using the rate— fixed for each chargeable period; and multiplied by the total number of chargeable periods spent performing the function. |
Signed
Richard Benyon — Parliamentary Under Secretary of State — Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs — 7th February 2013
We consent
Robert Goodwill — Desmond Swayne — Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury — 11th February 2013
Explanatory note
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Footnotes
[^f00001]: 2011 c.24.
[^f00002]: 1991 c.56.
[^f00003]: Section 86 was amended by section 57(1), (2) and (4) to (6) and section 101(1) of, and paragraph 27 of Schedule 8 to the Water Act 2003 c.37; sections 86 (1A) and (1B) were inserted by section 57(1) and (3) of the Water Act 2003. There are other amending instruments but none is relevant. The functions under section 86 (except subsection (1A)) were made exercisable by the National Assembly for Wales (“the Assembly”) to the same extent as the powers, duties and other provisions to which section 86 applies are exercisable by the Assembly by article 2 of the National Assembly for Wales (Transfer of Functions) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/672) (“the Order”); see the entry in Schedule 1 of the Order for the Water Industry Act 1991 as substituted by paragraph (e) of Schedule 3 to the National Assembly for Wales (Transfer of Functions) Order 2000 (S.I. 2000/253) and amended by Section 100(2) of the Water Act 2003. By virtue of section 162 of, and paragraph 30 of Schedule 11 to, the Government of Wales Act 2006 c.32, functions conferred on the Assembly are exercisable by Welsh Ministers.
[^f00004]: Section 17A was inserted by section 56 of, and Schedule 4 paragraphs 1 and 2 to, the Water Act 2003.
[^f00005]: S.I. 2000/3184 was amended by S.I. 2001/2885, 2005/2035, 2007/2734 and 2010/991.
[^f00006]: 1991 c.56.
Editorial notes
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