The Isles of Scilly (Application of Water Legislation) Order 2020

JurisdictionUK Non-devolved
CitationSI 2020/214

2020 No. 214

Water, England

The Isles of Scilly (Application of Water Legislation) Order 2020

Made 4th March 2020

Laid before Parliament 4th March 2020

Coming into force in accordance with article 2

The Secretary of State makes this Order in exercise of the powers conferred by the provisions of the Acts listed in the Schedule.

The Secretary of State has been designated for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 19721in relation to the environment2.

The Secretary of State has consulted the Council of the Isles of Scilly in accordance with section 222(2) of the Water Industry Act 19913, section 224(2) of the Water Resources Act 19914and section 117(2) of the Environment Act 19955.

The Secretary of State has consulted the Environment Agency in accordance with section 97(3) of the Water Resources Act 1991.

The Secretary of State has consulted in accordance with Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety6.

S-1 Citation and application

Citation and application

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Isles of Scilly (Application of Water Legislation) Order 2020.

(2) This Order applies to the Isles of Scilly.

S-2 Commencement

Commencement

2.—(1) This Order comes into force on 27th March 2020, subject as follows.

(2) Article 3(1)(b), so far as it applies section 24 of the Water Resources Act 1991 to the Isles of Scilly, comes into force on 1st October 2021.

(3) Article 5(l), (p) and (s) comes into force on 1st April 2023.

S-3 Application of the Water Resources Act 1991

Application of the Water Resources Act 1991

3.—(1) The following provisions of the Water Resources Act 19917apply to the Isles of Scilly as they apply to the rest of England—

(a)

(a) section 15;

(b)

(b) Parts 2 and 3;

(c)

(c) sections 126 to 129;

(d)

(d) section 158;

(e)

(e) sections 161 to 161D;

(f)

(f) sections 169 to 174;

(g)

(g) sections 188 to 190;

(h)

(h) sections 191A to 192;

(i)

(i) sections 197 and 198;

(j)

(j) sections 200 to 207;

(k)

(k) section 209;

(l)

(l) sections 216 to 225;

(m)

(m) Schedules 5 and 6;

(n)

(n) Schedules 8 to 11;

(o)

(o) Schedule 20;

(p)

(p) Schedule 24.

This is subject to the modification in paragraph (2).

(2) Section 221(1) is to be read as if, in the definition of “local authority”, at the end there were inserted “or the Council of the Isles of Scilly”.

S-4 Application of the Environment Act 1995

Application of the Environment Act 1995

4. The following provisions of the Environment Act 19958apply to the Isles of Scilly as they apply to the rest of England—

(a) sections 4 and 5;

(b) section 6(1) and (2);

(c) sections 7 to 10;

(d) sections 37 to 41;

(e) sections 42 and 43;

(f) sections 53, 54 and 56;

(g) sections 108 and 109;

(h) sections 110 to 115;

(i) sections 122 to 125;

(j) Schedule 18;

(k) Schedule 20.

S-5 Application of secondary legislation

Application of secondary legislation

5. The following instruments apply to the Isles of Scilly as they apply to the rest of England—

(a) the Trade Effluents (Prescribed Processes and Substances) Regulations 19929;

(c) the Environmental Licences (Suspension and Revocation) Regulations 199611;

(d) the Water (Compulsory Works Powers) (Notice) Regulations 199912;

(e) the Anti-Pollution Works Regulations 199913;

(f) the Water Supply (Water Fittings) Regulations 199914;

(g) the Water Industry (Prescribed Conditions) Regulations 199915;

(h) the Control of Pollution (Oil Storage) (England) Regulations 200116;

(i) the Water Mergers (Modification of Enactments) Regulations 200417;

(j) the Water Mergers (Determination of Turnover) Regulations 200418;

(l) the Drought Plan Regulations 200520;

(m) the Water Supply (Exceptions from Supply System Prohibitions) Regulations 200521;

(n) the Water Supply Licence (Prescribed Water Fittings Requirements) Regulations 200522;

(o) the Water Resources (Abstraction and Impounding) Regulations 200623, except regulations 29 and 30;

(p) the Water Resources Management Plan Regulations 200724;

(r) the Water Resources (Control of Pollution) (Silage, Slurry and Agricultural Fuel Oil) (England) Regulations 201026;

(t) the Water Industry (Charges) (Vulnerable Groups) (Consolidation) Regulations 201528;

(u) the Water Supply (Water Quality) Regulations 201629;

(w) the Private Water Supplies (England) Regulations 201631;

(x) the Sewerage Services (Exception from Sewerage System Prohibition) (England) Regulations 201732;

(y) the Water Industry Designated Codes (Appeals to the Competition and Markets Authority) Regulations 201733;

(z) the Water Infrastructure Adoption (Prescribed Water Fittings Requirements) (England) Regulations 201734;

(aa) the Water Abstraction and Impounding (Exemptions) Regulations 201735.

S-6 Amendments to the Isles of Scilly (Application of Water Legislation) Order 2019

Amendments to the Isles of Scilly (Application of Water Legislation) Order 2019

6.—(1) Article 4 of the Isles of Scilly (Application of Water Legislation) Order 201936is amended as follows.

(2) For paragraph (2)(c) substitute—

“(c)

“(c) for subsection (2) there were substituted—

“(2) Subject to subsections (3) to (6)—

(a)

(a) the Secretary of State; and

(b)

(b) with the consent of or in accordance with a general authorisation given by the Secretary of State, the Authority,

shall have power, by notice to a company holding an appointment under this Chapter, to terminate the appointment or to vary the area to which it relates.

This subsection does not apply in the case of the variation of an area if the power under subsection (2A) is exercisable in relation to that variation.

(2A) Subject to subsections (3) to (6), where there is no existing relevant undertaker for the Isles of Scilly—

(a)

(a) the Secretary of State; and

(b)

(b) with the consent of or in accordance with a general authorisation given by the Secretary of State, the Authority,

shall have power, by notice to a company holding an appointment under this Chapter, to vary the area to which it relates to include the Isles of Scilly.

In this Act, “original Isles of Scilly variation” means a variation made under this subsection.”.”.

(3) After paragraph (8) insert—

S-8A

8A. Section 102(2) is to be read as if at the end there were inserted—

“; but nothing in this subsection shall confer any right to make an application under this subsection before 1st April 2025”.”.

(4) For paragraph (9) substitute—

S-9

9. Section 105(1)(b) is to be read as if at the end there were inserted “following an application under section 102(2)”.”.

Rebecca Pow

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

At 10.30 a.m. on 4th March 2020

SCHEDULE

Preamble

Enabling powers

Act and relevant provision

Notes

The European Communities Act 1972

1972 c. 68. This Act was repealed by section 1 of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (c. 16) with effect from exit day, but saved with modifications until IP completion day by section 1A of that Act (as inserted by section 1 of the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020 (c. 1)).

Section 2(2)

Section 2(2) was amended by section 27(1) of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c.51) and by section 3(3) of, and Part 1 of the Schedule to, the European Union (Amendment) Act 2008 (c. 7).

The Water Industry Act 1991

1991 c. 56. This Act was applied to the Isles of Scilly, with modifications, by S.I.2019/1259.

Section 22A(11)

Section 22A was inserted by section 48(1) of the Water Act 2003 (c. 37). Subsection (11) was amended by paragraph 31 of Schedule 7 to the Water Act 2014 (c. 21).

Section 33(4), (5) and (6)

Section 33 was substituted by section 70(1) of the Enterprise Act 2002 (c. 40). Subsection (6) was amended by S.I. 2014/892.

Section 37B(3),(5), (6) and (8)

Section 37B was inserted by section 62 of the Water Act 2003.

Section 39B(5)

Section 39B was inserted by section 63 of the Water Act 2003.

Section 51B(6)

Section 51B was substituted by section 10 of the Water Act 2014.

Section 66A(6)

Section 66A was substituted by paragraph 1 of Schedule 2 to the Water Act 2014.

Section 66I(3)

Section 66I was inserted by paragraph 3 of Schedule 4 to the Water Act 2003. Section 66I(1), which subsection (3) relates to, was amended by paragraph 9 of Schedule 2 to the Water Act 2014.

Section 66J(3)

Section 66J was inserted by paragraph 3 of Schedule 4 to the Water Act 2003.

Section 67

Section 69

Section 69 was amended by paragraph 19 of Schedule 8 to the Water Act 2003 and paragraph 68 of Schedule 7 to the Water Act 2014.

Section 74

Section 74 was amended by paragraph 23 of Schedule 8 to the Water Act 2003 and paragraph 71 of Schedule 7 to the Water Act 2014.

Section 76A(2)

Section 76A was substituted by section 36 of the Flood and Water Management Act 2010 (c. 29).

Section 77(3) and (4)

Section 86ZA(1) and (4)

Section 86ZA was inserted by section 40 of the Water Act 2014.

Section 117P(4)

Section 117P was inserted by Schedule 4 to the Water Act 2014.

Section 138(1)

Section 138(1) was amended by S.I. 2000/1973. See section 219(1) for the definition of “prescribed”.

Section 143A

Section 143A was inserted by section 5 of the Water Industry Act 1999 (c. 9).

Section 144A(5)(b)

Section 144A was inserted by section 6 of the Water Industry Act 1999. See section 219(1) for the definition of “prescribed”.

Section 144B(1)(c)

Section 144B was inserted by section 7 of the Water Industry Act 1999. See section 219(1) for the definition of “prescribed”.

Section 207A

Section 207A was inserted by section 37(2) of...

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