Statutory Instruments
2000 No. 519
WATER INDUSTRY, ENGLAND AND WALES
The Water Industry (Charges) (Vulnerable Groups) (Amendment) Regulations 2000
Made
23rd February 2000
Laid before Parliament
3rd March 2000
Coming into force
24th March 2000
The Secretary of State, in exercise of his powers under sections 143A and 213(2) of the Water Industry Act 1991( 1 ), hereby makes the following Regulations:
Citation, commencement and application
1. —(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Water Industry (Charges) (Vulnerable Groups) (Amendment) Regulations 2000 and shall come into force on 24th March 2000.
(2) These Regulations do not apply to any water or sewerage undertaker whose area is wholly or mainly in Wales.
Amendment of the Water Industry (Charges) (Vulnerable Groups) Regulations 1999
2. —(1) The Water Industry (Charges) (Vulnerable Groups) Regulations 1999( 2 ) is amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 2 (special provision to be included in charges schemes), in paragraph (2)–
(a) at the beginning of sub-paragraph (a) insert “the qualifying person ”; and
(b) at the beginning of sub-paragraph (b) insert “the qualifying person, or any dependent child of that person under the age of 16 who resides in the premises,”.
(3) In regulation 3 (assistance to be provided), in paragraph (1)(b) for “ year” substitute “period”.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State
Michael Meacher
Minister of State,
Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions
23rd February 2000
1991 c. 56 ; section 143A was inserted by section 5 of the Water Industry Act 1999 (c. 9) . The functions of the Secretary of State under section 143A were transferred, so far as exercisable in relation to any water or sewerage undertaker whose area is wholly or mainly in Wales, to the National Assembly for Wales by the National Assembly for Wales (Transfer of Functions) (No. 2) Order 1999 ( S.I. 1999/2787 ), art. 3.
S.I. 1999/3441 .