Water Act 1989
Water Act 1989 (1989 c. 15)
- Water Act 1989 (1989 c. 15)
- Part I Preliminary
- The National Rivers Authority and the advisory committees
- 1 The National Rivers Authority.
- 2, 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- The transfer of the water authorities’ functions etc.
- 4 Transfer of the water authorities’ functions etc.
- The Director General of Water Services and the customer service committees
- 5 The Director General of Water Services.
- 6 Customer service committees.
- 7—10. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- Part II Water Supply and Sewerage Services
- Chapter I Appointment and Regulation of Water and Sewerage Undertakers
- Making and conditions of appointments
- 11 Appointment of undertakers.
- 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 13 Procedure for replacement appointments.
- 14—22. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- Special administration orders
- 23 Special administration orders in relation to water or sewerage undertakers.
- 24—28. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 29, 30. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 31—36. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 37—66. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- Chapter III Provision of Sewerage Services
- 67—68. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 69 Transfer of principal sewerage functions.
- 70 Allocation of cross boundary sewers.
- 71 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 72 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 73, 74. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 75—82. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- Chapter V Ownership and Finances of Successor Companies etc.
- 83 Initial Government holdings.
- 84 Government financial assistance for companies wholly owned by the Crown.
- 85 Transfer of successor company liabilities to holding companies.
- 86 Conversion of certain loans.
- 87 Government investment in securities of the nominated holding companies.
- 88 Exercise of functions through nominees.
- 89 Target investment limit for Government shareholding.
- 90 Responsibility for listing particulars of nominated holding companies.
- 91 Statutory accounts of the group.
- 92 Temporary restrictions on borrowings etc. by the group.
- 93 Reserves of the successor companies.
- 94 Application of Trustee Investments Act 1961 in relation to investment in the nominated holding companies.
- 95 Tax provisions.
- 96 Interpretation of Chapter V.
- Chapter VI Statutory Water Companies
- 97—102. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- Part III The Protection and Management of Rivers and other Waters
- Chapter I Control of Pollution
- General provisions
- 103—124. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 125—135. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- Chapter III Flood Defence
- 136 Flood defence functions of the Authority.
- 137 Establishment of regional flood defence committees.
- 138 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 139 Local flood defence schemes and local flood defence committees.
- 140 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- Chapter IV Salmon and Freshwater Fisheries
- 141 Functions of the Authority in relation to fisheries.
- Chapter V Navigation, Conservancy and Harbour Authority Functions
- 142 Navigation, conservancy and harbour authority functions.
- 143—150. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- Part IV Powers in Relation to Land and Works Powers etc.
- 151—167. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- Part V Provisions relating to Scotland
- 168 Water quality in Scotland.
- 169 Control of water pollution in Scotland.
- Part VI Misc1ellaneous and Supplemental
- 170, 171. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- Indemnities in respect of fluoridation
- 172 Indemnities in respect of fluoridation.
- Payments to existing pension fund
- 173 Payments to existing pension fund.
- Information etc.
- 174 General restrictions on disclosure of information.
- 175 Making of false statements etc.
- 176 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- Offences
- 177 Offences by bodies corporate.
- 178—182. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- Financial provisions
- 183 General financial provisions.
- 184 Government guarantees.
- Subordinate legislation
- 185 Powers to make regulations.
- 186 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- Interpretation provisions
- 187 Interpretation of references to the service of documents.
- 188 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 189 General interpretation.
- Other supplemental provisions
- 190 Amendments, transitional provisions, savings and repeals.
- 191 Local statutory provisions: consequential amendments etc.
- 192 Application to Crown land etc.
- 193 Application to Isles of Scilly.
- 194 Short title, commencement and extent.
- SCHEDULES
- SCHEDULE 1 The National Rivers Authority
- Part I Organisation and Proceedings etc. of Authority
- Membership
- The Parliamentary Commissioner
- The Local Commissioners
- Parliamentary disqualification etc.
- Interpretation
- SCHEDULE 2 Schemes providing for the Initial Transfers
- Making and modification of schemes
- Transfers by scheme
- Supplemental provisions of schemes
- Duties of water authorities after the scheme comes into force
- SCHEDULE 3 The Director General of Water Services
- The Parliamentary Commissioner
- Parliamentary disqualification etc.
- SCHEDULE 4 Customer Service Committees
- Parliamentary disqualification etc.
- SCHEDULE 5 Transitional Provision on Termination of Appointments
- Cases where Schedule applies
- Making and modification of transfer schemes
- Transfers by scheme
- Supplemental provisions of schemes
- Duties of existing appointee after the scheme comes into force
- Further transitional provision and local statutory provisions
- SCHEDULE 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- SCHEDULE 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- SCHEDULE 8 Sewerage Functions
- General
- The Public Health Act 1936 (c. 49)
- The Public Health (Drainage of Trade Premises) Act 1937 (c. 40)
- The Building Act 1984 (c. 55)
- SCHEDULES 9—14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- SCHEDULE 15 Amendments of the Land Drainage Act 1976
- General
- Section 4 of the 1976 Act
- Section 5 of the 1976 Act
- Section 9 of the 1976 Act
- Section 17 of the 1976 Act
- Section 21 of the 1976 Act
- Section 22 of the 1976 Act
- Section 23 of the 1976 Act
- Section 24 of the 1976 Act
- Section 26 of the 1976 Act
- Section 27 of the 1976 Act
- Section 28 of the 1976 Act
- Section 29 of the 1976 Act
- Section 32 of the 1976 Act
- Section 34 of the 1976 Act
- Section 36 of the 1976 Act
- Section 37 of the 1976 Act
- Section 45 of the 1976 Act
- Section 46 of the 1976 Act
- Section 48 of the 1976 Act
- Section 49 of the 1976 Act
- Section 50 of the 1976 Act
- Section 51 of the 1976 Act
- Section 54 of the 1976 Act
- Section 59 of the 1976 Act
- Section 62 of the 1976 Act
- Section 64 of the 1976 Act
- Section 68 of the 1976 Act
- Section 88 of the 1976 Act
- Section 89 of the 1976 Act
- Section 90 of the 1976 Act
- Section 93 of the 1976 Act
- Section 94 of the 1976 Act
- Section 100 of the 1976 Act
- Section 109 of the 1976 Act
- Section 110 of the 1976 Act
- Section 112 of the 1976 Act
- Section 116 of the 1976 Act
- Schedule 1 to the 1976 Act
- Schedule 2 to the 1976 Act
- Schedule 4 to the 1976 Act
- SCHEDULE 16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- SCHEDULE 17 Transfer of Fisheries Functions to the Authority
- General modifications of references to water authorities
- Power to amend subordinate legislation etc
- The Diseases of Fish Act 1937 (c. 33)
- The Salmon and Freshwater Fisheries (Protection) (Scotland) Act 1951 (c. 26)
- The Sea Fisheries Regulation Act 1966 (c. 38)
- The Sea Fish (Conservation) Act 1967 (c. 84)
- The Salmon and Freshwater Fisheries Act 1975 (c. 51)
- The Diseases of Fish Act 1983 (c. 30)
- The Salmon Act 1986 (c. 62)
- SCHEDULES 18—21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- SCHEDULE 22 Water Quality in Scotland
- SCHEDULE 23 Control of Water Pollution in Scotland
- SCHEDULE 24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- SCHEDULE 25 Minor and Consequential Amendments
- Adaptation of enactments relating to statutory undertakers etc.
- Adaptation of enactments referring to the Drought Act 1976
- The Public Health Act 1875 (Support of Sewers) Amendment Act 1883 (c. 37)
- The Public Health (Scotland) Act 1897 (c. 38)
- The Public Health Act 1936 (c. 49)
- The Requisitioned Land and War Works Act 1948 (c. 17)
- The Requisitioned Land and War Works Act 1945 (c. 43)
- The Fire Services Act 1947 (c. 41)
- The Coast Protection Act 1949 (c. 74)
- The Agricultural Holdings (Scotland) Act 1949 (c. 75)
- The National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949 (c. 97)
- The Border Rivers (Prevention of Pollution) Act 1951 (c. 7)
- The Reserve and Auxiliary Forces (Protection of Civil Interests)Act 1951 (c. 65)
- The Rivers (Prevention of Pollution) (Scotland) Act 1951 (c. 66)
- The Finance Act 1952 (c. 33)
- The Town Development Act 1952 (c. 54)
- The Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1953 (c. 26)
- The Rural Water Supplies and Sewerage Act 1955 (c. 13)
- The Valuation and Rating (Scotland) Act 1956 (c. 60)
- The Coal-Mining (Subsidence) Act 1957 (c. 59)
- The Manoeuvres Act 1958 (c. 7)
- The Finance Act 1958 (c. 56)
- The Opencast Coal Act 1958 (c. 69)
- The Radioactive Substances Act 1960 (c. 34)
- The Public Bodies (Admission to Meetings) Act 1960 (c. 67)
- The Trustee Investments Act 1961 (c. 62)
- The Pipe-lines Act 1962 (c. 58)
- The Harbours Act 1964 (c. 40)
- The Gas Act 1965 (c. 36)
- The Nuclear Installations Act 1965 (c. 57)
- The Agriculture Act 1967 (c. 22)
- The Leasehold Reform Act 1967 (c. 88)
- The Capital Allowances Act 1968 (c. 3)
- The Countryside Act 1968 (c. 41)
- The Transport Act 1968 (c. 73)
- The Post Office Act 1969 (c. 48)
- The Local Authorities (Goods and Services) Act 1970 (c. 39)
- The Agriculture Act 1970 (c. 40)
- The Town and Country Planning Act 1971 (c. 78)
- The Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70)
- The Land Compensation Act 1973 (c. 26)
- The Fair Trading Act 1973 (c. 41)
- The Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 (c. 37)
- The Consumer Credit Act 1974 (c. 39)
- The Control of Pollution Act 1974 (c. 40)
- The Reservoirs Act 1975 (c. 23)
- The Coal Industry Act 1975 (c. 56)
- The Welsh Development Agency Act 1975 (c. 70)
- The Local Land Charges Act 1975 (c. 76)
- The Restrictive Trade Practices Act 1976 (c. 34)
- The Development of Rural Wales Act 1976 (c. 75)
- The Interpretation Act 1978 (c. 30)
- The Employment Protection (Consolidation) Act 1978 (c. 44)
- The Estate Agents Act 1979 (c. 38)
- The Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979 (c. 46)
- The Competition Act 1980 (c. 21)
- The Water (Scotland) Act 1980 (c. 45)
- The Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980 (c. 65)
- The Highways Act 1980 (c. 66)
- The Water Act 1981 (c. 12)
- The New Towns Act 1981 (c. 64)
- The Acquisition of Land Act 1981 (c. 67)
- The Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (c. 69)
- The Civil Aviation Act 1982 (c. 16)
- The Telecommunications Act 1984 (c. 12)
- The Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 (c. 27)
- The Building Act 1984 (c. 55)
- The Companies Act 1985 (c. 6)
- The Business Names Act 1985 (c. 7)
- The Water (Fluoridation) Act 1985 (c. 63)
- The Housing Act 1985 (c. 68)
- The Agricultural Holdings Act 1986 (c. 5)
- The Airports Act 1986 (c. 31)
- The Gas Act 1986 (c. 44)
- The Insolvency Act 1986 (c. 45)
- The Local Government Act 1988 (c. 9)
- The Local Government Finance Act 1988 (c. 41)
- SCHEDULE 26 Transitional Provisions and Savings
- Part I Water Authorities
- Water authority members
- Pensions etc.
- The Local Government Act 1974 (c. 7)
- Part II Water and Sewerage Services
- Arrangements with statutory water companies
- Agreements for water supply in bulk
- Water main requisitions
- Domestic connections
- Non-domestic supplies
- Sewerage functions under the Public Health Acts
- Sewer requisitions
- Arrangements for carrying out sewerage functions
- Water charges etc.
- Joint water boards and joint water committees
- The Building Act 1984 (c. 55)
- Part III Control of Pollution
- Byelaws
- Part IV Water Resources
- General transitional provision
- Part V Flood Defence
- General
- Part VI Fisheries
- Part VII Compulsory Purchase and Works Powers
- Compulsory purchase orders and works orders
- The Public Health Act 1875 (Support of Sewers) Amendment Act 1883 (c. 37)
- Maps of sewers etc.
- Part VIII Miscellaneous and General
- Notifications by Nature Conservancy Council etc.
- Recreational activities
- Overseas activities
- Arrangements with local authorities
- Treasury guarantees
- Enactments applying particular provisions of Schedule 3 to the 1945 Act
- Local statutory provisions
- The Town and Country Planning Act 1959 (c. 53)
- Transitory provision relating to rating
- Byelaws
- Saving for criminal liability of water authorities
- Periods of time
- SCHEDULE 27 Repeals
- Part I Repeals Coming into Force on the Transfer Date
- Part II Other Repeals
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