The Water Act 2014 Order 2015
Provisions come into force on the 15th July 2015, 1st September 2015 and the 1st November 2015
Water - UK
The Water Act 2014 (Commencement No. 4 and Transitional Provisions) Order 2015 brings into force provisions under the Water Act 2014. These provisions relate to how the Water Services Regulation Authority (Ofwat) is to produce its charging rules and also relates to the procedure for making regulations setting standards of performance.
The Order brings into force provisions which set out the procedure Ofwat must follow when issuing rules about charges which may be levied by water and sewerage undertakers and the Order removes the requirement for Ofwat's pre-approval of water and sewerage undertakers’ charges schemes.