Water Act 2003
CONTENTS
PART 1
ABSTRACTION AND IMPOUNDING
Restrictions on abstraction and impounding
Section
1 Licences to abstract water
2 Restrictions on impounding
3 Existing impounding works
4 Existing impounding works: works notices
5 Rights of navigation, harbour and conservancy authorities
6 Rights to abstract small quantities
7 Rights to abstract for drainage purposes, etc
8 Amendments relating to section 7
9 Power to provide for further exemptions
10 Orders under section 33 of the WRA, etc
Applications for a licence
11 Who may apply for a licence
12 Abolition of combined licences
13 Applications: types of abstraction licence
14 Publication of application for licence
Consideration of licence applications
15 General consideration of licence applications
16 Protection from derogation
17 Protected rights
18 Register of certain protected rights
Form, contents and effect of licences
19 Form, contents and effect of licences
20 Limited extension of abstraction licence validity
Modification of licences
21 Modification of licences
22 Proposals for modification at instance of Agency or Secretary of State
Transfer and apportionment of licences
23 Transfer and apportionment of licences
Claims and compensation
24 Claims arising out of water abstraction
25 Compensation for modification of licence on direction of Secretary of State
26 Recovery of compensation from new licence-holder
27 Withdrawal of compensation for certain revocations and variations
Water resources management schemes
28 Water resources management schemes: other abstractors
29 Water resources management schemes: referral to Secretary of State
Enforcement
30 Enforcement notices, and related procedures and offences
Miscellaneous
31 Bulk supplies
32 Visiting forces
33 Application of certain water resources provisions to this Act
PART 2
NEW REGULATORY ARRANGEMENTS, ETC
Establishment, etc of new bodies
34 Water Services Regulation Authority
35 Consumer Council for Water
36 Transfer to Authority and Council of functions, property etc
37 Conditions relating to costs of water regulation
38 Forward work programmes and annual reports
Objectives of regulation of water industry
39 Objectives and duties under WIA
40 Guidance to Authority on social and environmental matters
41 Standards of performance in relation to water supply
42 Standards of performance in relation to sewerage services
Functions of the Council
43 General functions of the Council
44 Provision of information to the Council
45 Provision of statistical information to consumers etc
46 Consumer complaints
47 Investigations by the Council
Enforcement of obligations
48 Financial penalties
49 Enforcement of certain provisions
Remuneration and standards of performance
50 Links between directors' pay and standards of performance
Miscellaneous
51 Reasons for decisions
52 Co-operation between water regulators
The Competition Commission
53 Specialist members of the Competition Commission
54 Determination references under section 12 of the WIA
55 Conditions of appointments under the WIA
Licensing of water suppliers
56 Licensing of other water suppliers
PART 3
MISCELLANEOUS
The Drinking Water Inspectorate
57 The Chief Inspector of Drinking Water and the Drinking Water Inspectorate
Water fluoridation
58 Fluoridation of water supplies
Water resale
59 Charges for services provided with the help of an undertaker
Penalties
60 Abstraction and impounding offences
61 Supplying water unfit for human consumption
Water resources management plans
62 Water resources management plans
Drought
63 Drought plans
64 Drought orders and drought permits: charges
65 Procedure at local inquiries
Land drainage and flood defence
66 Revocation of local flood defence schemes
67 Membership of regional flood defence committees in Wales
68 Regional flood defence committees
69 Grants for drainage works and flood warning systems
Information
70 Information
Powers of entry
71 Extension of Environment Agency's powers of entry
Environment Agency's general water resources duty
72 Efficient use of water resources
Border rivers
73 Border rivers
Reservoirs
74 Environment Agency to be enforcement authority under the Reservoirs Act 1975
75 Extension of enforcement authority's reserve powers
76 Service of documents
77 Flood plans: large raised reservoirs
78 National security
79 Offences
80 Crown application
Water conservation
81 Duty to encourage water conservation
82 Water conservation: requirements on relevant undertakers
83 Water conservation by public authorities
Fire hydrants
84 Fire hydrants
Coal mine water pollution
85 Control of water from coal mines
Contaminated land
86 Contaminated land: pollution of controlled waters
Discharge consents
87 Transfer of discharge consents
Trade effluent consents
88 Trade effluent consents
89 Trade effluent consents: conditions of consent
Water mains, etc
90 Water main requisitions: financial conditions
91 Water main requisitions: calculation of payments
92 Self-lay and adoption of water mains and service pipes
Sewers and drains
93 Requisition and adoption of sewers
94 Provision of public sewers otherwise than by requisition
95 Requisition of lateral drains
96 Adoption of lateral drains
97 Requisitioning and adoption of lateral drains: supplementary
98 Schemes for the adoption of sewers, lateral drains and sewage disposal works
99 Communication with public sewers
PART 4
SUPPLEMENTARY
100 Devolution: Wales
101 Minor and consequential amendments and repeals
102 Specific transitional and transitory provisions
103 Powers to make further supplementary, consequential and transitional provision, etc
104 Regulations and orders
105 Interpretation, commencement, short title, and extent
Schedule 1 - The Water Services Regulation Authority
Schedule 2 - The Consumer Council for Water
Schedule 3 - Further provisions about transfers of functions, property etc
Schedule 4 - Licensing of water suppliers
Schedule 5 - Powers of entry under the Coal Industry Act 1994
Schedule 6 - Compulsory purchase under the Coal Industry Act 1994
Schedule 7 - Minor and consequential amendments
Part 1 - Abstraction and impounding
Part 2 - New regulatory arrangements, etc
Part 3 - Miscellaneous
Schedule 8 - Minor and consequential amendments: licensing of water suppliers etc
Schedule 9 - Repeals and revocation
Part 1 - Abstraction and impounding
Part 2 - New regulatory arrangements, etc
Part 3 - Miscellaneous and supplementary