The Water Fluoridation (Proposals and Consultation) (England) Regulations 2013

Made: 13th February 2013

Laid before Parliament: 19th February 2013

Coming into force: 1st April 2013

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Citation and commencement

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Interpretation

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Further steps in relation to fluoridation proposal requiring notification to other local authorities

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Decision to take further steps in relation to fluoridation proposal

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Consultation in relation to a fluoridation proposal

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Decision-making in relation to a fluoridation proposal

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Voting by a joint committee on fluoridation proposal

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Notification of the fluoridation decision to Secretary of State

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Further steps in relation to a variation or termination proposal requiring notification to other local authorities

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Decision to take further steps in relation to variation or termination proposal

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Consultation in relation to a variation or termination proposal

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Decision-making in relation to a variation or termination proposal

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Voting by a joint committee on a variation or termination proposal

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Notification of the variation or termination decision to Secretary of State

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Variation proposals not requiring consultation or joint committee procedure

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Termination of fluoridation arrangements without a termination proposal

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Minimum term between termination proposals

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Maintenance of section 87 arrangements

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Consultation and decision on whether to propose that arrangements be maintained

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Exercise of maintenance functions by a joint committee

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Decision-making in relation to maintenance of arrangements

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Voting by a joint committee on maintenance of arrangements

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Notification of the maintenance decision to Secretary of State

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Termination of section 87 arrangements

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Revocation

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SCHEDULE — Formulae for calculating percentage points allocated to local authorities

Fluoridation proposal

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Variation or termination proposal

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Maintenance of arrangements

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Signed

Signed by the authority of the Secretary of State for Health.

Anna Soubry — Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, — Department of Health — 13th February 2013

Explanatory note

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Footnotes

[^f00001]: 1991 c.56. Sections 88D, 88E, 88F, 88I, 88K, 88L, 88M and 88O are inserted by section 36 of the Health and Social Care Act 2012 (c.7) (“the 2012 Act”). There are no relevant amendments to section 213(2) of the Water Industry Act 1991 (“the 1991 Act”). See section 219(1) of the 1991 Act for the meaning of “prescribed”. These Regulations relate to proposals to fluoridate drinking water in England – see section 88B of the 1991 Act, as inserted by section 36 of the 2012 Act.

[^f00002]: Seesection 88F(1) of the 1991 Act for the meaning of “the fluoridation functions”, which are functions exercisable under or by virtue of section 88E(2) to (5) of the 1991 Act.

[^f00003]: See section 88M(1) of the 1991 Act for the meaning of “the relevant functions”, which are functions exercisable under or by virtue of section 88L(2) to (7) of the 1991 Act.

[^f00004]: Seesection 6(1) of the 1991 Act for the meaning of “water undertaker” in relation to a company appointed by the Secretary of State to be the water undertaker for an area of England. Section 6(1) is amended by section 36(2) of the Water Act 2003 (c.37). See section 6(2) of the 1991 Act for further provision as to how enactments or subordinate legislation authorising or requiring anything to be done in relation to a water undertaker should be construed.

[^f00005]: Section 87(1) is substituted by section 58(1) and (2) of the Water Act 2003.

[^f00006]: See section 88B(2) of the 1991 Act for the meaning of “fluoridation proposal”.

[^f00007]: See section 88B(5) of the 1991 Act for the meaning of “proposer” in relation to a fluoridation proposal.

[^f00008]: Seesection 87(7B) of the 1991 Act for the meaning of “local authority”.

[^f00009]: Seesection 88B(6) of the 1991 Act for the meaning of a reference to a local authority affected by a fluoridation proposal.

[^f00010]: Section 88C is inserted by section 36 of the 2012 Act.

[^f00011]: 2007 c.28. Section 116 is amended by section 192 of the 2012 Act.

[^f00012]: Section 116A is inserted by section 193 of the 2012 Act.

[^f00013]: See section 88I(7) of the 1991 Act for the meaning of “proposer” in relation to a variation or termination proposal.

[^f00014]: Seesection 88I(1) of the 1991 Act for the meaning of “a variation proposal”, section 88I(2) of that Act for the meaning of “a termination proposal” and section 88I(8) and (9) for the meaning of a reference to a local authority affected by a variation or termination proposal.

[^f00015]: Section 88J is inserted by section 36 of the 2012 Act.

[^f00016]: Section 87C is inserted by section 58(1) and (2) of the Water Act 2003.

[^f00017]: See section 219(1) of the 1991 Act for the meaning of “house”.

[^f00018]: SI 2005/921.

Editorial notes