Water Industry, England And Wales Citation and interpretation 1 1 This Order may be cited as the Water Act 2014 (Commencement No. 6, Transitional Provisions and Savings) Order 2016. 2 In this Order— “the 1991 Act ” means the Water Industry Act 1991 ; “the 2014 Act ” means the Water Act 2014. Provisions of the 2014 Act coming into force on 1st April 2016 2 The following provisions of the 2014 Act come into force on 1st April 2016— a section 1 (types of water supply licence and arrangements with water undertakers) as follows— i subsection (1) so far as it— aa substitutes section 17A(1) of the 1991 Act , but only in relation to the grant of a water supply licence with a retail authorisation or a restricted retail authorisation; bb substitutes section 17A(7) of the 1991 Act; and cc inserts section 17AA(3) to (5) into the 1991 Act; and ii subsection (3) so far as it relates to the provisions in paragraph (j); b section 4 (types of sewerage licence and arrangements with sewerage undertakers) as follows— i subsection (1) so far as it inserts— aa section 17BA(1) into the 1991 Act, but only in relation to the grant of a sewerage licence with a retail authorisation; bb section 17BA(7) into the 1991 Act; and cc section 17BB(2) to (4) into the 1991 Act; and ii subsection (3) so far as it relates to the provisions in paragraph (k); c section 6 (arrangements with the Water Industry Commission for Scotland) so far as not already in force; d section 17 (rules about charges for connections etc ) so far as not already in force; e section 23 (general duty as regards undue preference in the provision of services) so far as not already in force; f section 25 (procedure for granting water supply and sewerage licences) so far as not already in force; g section 37 (appeals relating to revisions of codes); h section 38 (guidance relating to rules about charges) so far as not already in force; i section 56 (further amendments) so far as it relates to the provisions in paragraph (m); j Schedule 2 (water undertakers’ duties as regards water supply licensees) as follows— i paragraph 4 so far as it inserts section 66DB(1) into the 1991 Act and is not already in force; ii paragraph 9(2) and (3); and iii paragraph 9(1) so far as it relates to the provisions in sub-paragraph (ii); k Schedule 4 (sewerage undertakers’ duties as regards sewerage licensees) so far as it inserts the following provisions into the 1991 Act— i section 117G(2)(e); ii section 117P(4); and iii sections 117R and 117S; l Schedule 6 (procedure on appeals under section 207A of the Water Industry Act 1991); and m the provisions of Schedule 7 (further amendments) specified in Schedule 1 to this Order. Provisions of the 2014 Act coming into force on 1st September 2016 3 The following provisions of the 2014 Act come into force on 1st September 2016— a subsection (3) of section 1 (types of water supply licence and arrangements with water undertakers) so far as it relates to the provisions in paragraph (e); b subsection (3) of section 4 (types of sewerage licence and arrangements with sewerage undertakers) so far as it relates to the provisions in paragraph (f); c section 34 (register relating to undertakers and licensees) as follows— i subsection (3) so far as it inserts subsection (3D)(b) and (d) into section 195 of the 1991 Act ; and ii subsection (1) so far as it relates to that provision; d section 56 (further amendments) so far as it relates to the provisions in paragraph (g); e paragraph 5 of Schedule 2 (water undertakers’ duties as regards water supply licensees) so far as— i it substitutes section 66E of the 1991 Act , but only in relation to rules about charges that may be imposed by a water undertaker under a section 66D agreement where a water supply licensee with a retail authorisation or a restricted retail authorisation is a party to that agreement; and ii it inserts sections 66EA, 66EB(8), 66EC and 66ED into the 1991 Act; f Schedule 4 (sewerage undertakers’ duties as regards sewerage licensees) so far as it inserts the following provisions into the 1991 Act— i section 117I so far as it relates to rules about charges that may be imposed by a sewerage undertaker under a section 117E agreement where a sewerage licensee with a retail authorisation is a party to that agreement; ii section 117J; iii section 117K(2)(e) and (8); and iv section 117L; and g in Schedule 7 (further amendments)— i paragraph 3(8)(b) so far as it relates to sections 66E, 66EA, 66EC, 66ED, 117I, 117J and 117L of the 1991 Act; and ii paragraphs 2 and 3(1), (2) and (8)(a) and (c) so far as they relate to those provisions. Transitional provisions, savings and revocations 4 The transitional provisions, savings and revocations in Schedule 2 to this Order have effect. Rory Stewart Parliamentary Under Secretary of State Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 22nd March 2016