LegalizeThe Public Bodies (Water Supply and Water Quality) (Inspection Fees) Order 2012
Made: 12 December 2012
Coming into force in accordance with article 1
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Title, 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 WATER INDUSTRY ACT 1991
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| Function | Fee |
| a Checking that the sampling and analysis arrangements for water samples collected by the relevant water supplier comply with— i the Water Supply (Water Quality) Regulations 2010[^f00005]; ii section 68 of the 1991 Act; and iii 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. |
| b Checking that— i the relevant water supplier’s water supply management arrangements comply with— aa the Water Supply (Water Quality) Regulations 2010; bb section 37 of the 1991 Act; cc section 68 of the 1991 Act; and ii the relevant water supplier has complied with any requirement of the Welsh Ministers 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. |
| c In relation to a relevant water supplier— i Investigating an event, incident, emergency or other matter where any of those matters indicate that the water supplier may not have complied with— aa the Water Supply (Water Quality) Regulations 2010; bb section 37 of the 1991 Act; cc section 68 of the 1991 Act; and ii 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 Welsh Ministers 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. |
| d In relation to a relevant water supplier— i investigating a consumer complaint about the quality or sufficiency of water where the complaint indicates that the water supplier may not have complied with— aa The Water Supply (Water Quality) Regulations 2010; bb section 37 of the 1991 Act; cc Section 68 of the 1991 Act ; and ii checking that any requirement of the Welsh Ministers 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
John Griffiths — Minister for Environment and Sustainable Development, one of the Welsh Ministers — 12 December 2012
Explanatory note
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Footnotes
[^f00001]: 2011 c. 24.
[^f00002]: 1991 c. 56.
[^f00003]: Section 86 was amended by section 57 and section 101(1) of, and paragraph 27 of Schedule 8 to the Water Act 2003 c. 37. There are other amending instruments but none are 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, these functions conferred on the Assembly are exercisable by Welsh Ministers.
[^f00004]: See Schedule 1 to the Interpretation Act 1978 c. 30.
[^f00005]: S.I. 2010/994 (W.99) as amended by S.I. 2011/14 (W.7).
Editorial notes
[^key-3bbb10f01292ddb4bbb8bcc09f795ba1]: Order revoked (8.9.2016) by The Water Quality and Supply (Fees) (Undertakers Wholly or Mainly in Wales) Order 2016 (S.I. 2016/843), arts. 1, 4(1) (with art. 4(2))
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