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Water Industry Act 1991
The Water Industry Act 1991 (c. 56) is an Act of the United Kingdom Parliament consolidating previous enactments relating to the water supply and the provision of wastewater services in England and Wales. It further implemented recommendations of the Law Commission.
Arrangement
The Act is divided into eight parts and a further 15 Schedules are attached
Sections
Schedules
Notable schedule within the act include 4 Customer Service Committees; 5 Pressure and Constancy of Supply; 6 Rights of Entry; 9 & 12 Compensation Provisions.
Part 2 Water Undertakers
As of 1 April 2005 the full list of undertakers was
Part 3 Water Supply
Part 3 imposes a duty to maintain an efficient and economical water supply system and proscribes minimum standards of performance in connection with water supply.
Standards of wholesomeness
Clause 67 of the act allows the Secretary of State to proscribe Standards of wholesomeness for water; prescribing the purposes for which the water is to be suitable; substances that are to be present or absent and the concentrations.
Part 4 Sewerage Services
Part 4 deals with sewers.
Sewer adoption
Under Section 104 a developer can build sewers and agree that the water company will adopt them later.
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