Section 94C: Drainage and sewerage management plans: regulations about procedure

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

Part IV: SEWERAGE SERVICES — chapter I: GENERAL FUNCTIONS OF SEWERAGE UNDERTAKERS etc

The Minister may by regulations make provision about the procedure for preparing and publishing a drainage and sewerage management plan (including a revised plan).

The regulations may provide for the sharing of information and, in particular, may require a sewerage licensee to share such information with a sewerage undertaker as may be reasonably requested.

The regulations may make provision about consultation to be carried out by sewerage undertakers, including provision about—

the persons to be consulted,
the frequency and timing of any consultation, and
the publication of statements relating to any consultation.

The regulations may make provision about the preparation and circulation of draft plans, including provision for the Minister to require changes to a draft plan.

The regulations may make provision for the purposes of ensuring that persons likely to be affected by the plan have a reasonable opportunity to make representations to the Minister.

The regulations may make provision about how representations (and any comments on them by the sewerage undertaker) are to be dealt with, including provision for—

the Minister to cause an inquiry or other hearing to be held in connection with the plan, and
section 250(2) to (5) of the Local Government Act 1972 (local inquiries: evidence and costs) to apply to such an inquiry or hearing (with or without modifications).

The regulations may make provision about commercially confidential information and its publication.

The regulations may confer on the Minister power to make provision by directions.

In this section "the Minister" means—

the Secretary of State, in relation to sewerage undertakers whose areas are wholly or mainly in England, and
the Welsh Ministers, in relation to sewerage undertakers whose areas are wholly or mainly in Wales.

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