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Section 51CB: Codes under section 51CA: procedure

Water Industry Act 1991 · 1991 c. 56View on legislation.gov.uk

Part III: WATER SUPPLY — chapter II: SUPPLY DUTIES

Before issuing a code under section 51CA, the Authority must—

prepare a draft of the proposed code under section 51CA, and
consult the relevant persons about the proposed code.

The relevant persons are—

the Chief Inspector of Drinking Water;
the Chief Inspector of Drinking Water for Wales if there is one;
such other persons as the Authority considers appropriate.

The Authority must specify the period ("the consultation period") within which a person may make representations about the proposed code.

Before a code under section 51CA prepared by the Authority is issued, the Minister may direct the Authority—

not to issue the code, or
to issue the code with specified modifications.

Subsection (4) is subject to subsections (7) and (8).

In subsection (4) "the Minister" means—

the Secretary of State, so far as the code relates to section 51A agreements for the vesting of water mains or service pipes in water undertakers whose areas are wholly or mainly in England;
the Welsh Ministers, so far as the code relates to section 51A agreements for the vesting of water mains or service pipes in water undertakers whose areas are wholly or mainly in Wales.

The power under subsection (4) may not be exercised more than once by the Secretary of State or the Welsh Ministers.

If the power under subsection (4) is not exercised by the Secretary of State or the Welsh Ministers on the first occasion on which it may be exercised by the Secretary of State or (as the case may be) the Welsh Ministers, it may not be exercised by the Secretary of State or (as the case may be) the Welsh Ministers on a later occasion.

A direction under subsection (4) must be given within the period of 28 days beginning with the day after the end of the consultation period, and a code in relation to which a direction may be given may not be issued before that period of 28 days has expired.

This section is subject to section 51CC.

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