New Zealand Repealed Acts New Zealand Repealed ActsThis legislation has been repealed.
1 In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—
"administering body" has the same meaning as in section 2(1) of the Reserves Act 1977
"alternative operator" , in relation to a small mixed-use rural water supply, means any of the following who has submitted a transfer proposal under clause 2 of Schedule 6 in respect of the supply:a) 1 or more individuals who are users of the supply:b) an entity incorporated by and owned solely by 1 or more users of the supply
"board" means members of the board of a water services entity who number no fewer than the required quorum acting together as a board
"board appointment committee" means a committee of a regional representative group appointed under section 38
"board member" —a) means a member of the board appointed under section 59 ; butb) for the purposes of sections 124 to 128 , has the meaning set out in section 123
"building" ,
"building code" ,
"building consent" , and
"building work" have the same meanings as in section 7(1) of the Building Act 2004
"chairperson" ,—a) of a regional representative group, means—i) its chairperson (see section 41 ); orii) if section 42(2)(c) applies, both of its co-chairpersons:b) of a regional advisory panel, means—i) its chairperson (see section 55 ); orii) if section 56(2)(c) applies, both of its co-chairpersons
"claimant group" , in relation to the definitions of Treaty settlement Act and Treaty settlement deed, means a group of Māori with Treaty of Waitangi claims against the Crown, whether or not those claims have been lodged with, or heard by, the Waitangi Tribunal under the Treaty of Waitangi Act 1975
"Commission" —a) means the Commerce Commission established by section 8 of the Commerce Act 1986 ; butb) in Schedule 4 , means the Local Government Commission continued under section 28 of the Local Government Act 2002 (see clause 1 of Schedule 4 )
"committee" means,—a) in relation to a regional advisory panel, a committee or subcommittee appointed under the constitution; andb) in relation to a regional representative group, a committee or subcommittee appointed under the constitution (including the board appointment committee); andc) in relation to a board, a committee or subcommittee appointed under the constitution
"company" has the same meaning as in section 2(1) of the Companies Act 1993
"compliance officer" means a person appointed under section 367
"compliance requirement" means a requirement, rule, condition, or restriction imposed by—a) a direction issued under this Act by a compliance officer in accordance with section 374 :b) an order issued under this Act by the Director of Compliance and Enforcement or a court in accordance with section 372 :c) a trade waste permit in accordance with section 266 :d) a controlled drinking water catchment management plan in accordance with section 235 :e) stormwater network rules in accordance with section 261 :f) rules relating to specified classes of work in certain places in accordance with section 283 :g) an offence provision or an infringement offence provision in or under this Act in accordance with sections 419 to 427 :h) a set of powers under this Act relating to a water supply network (in accordance with section 403 ), a wastewater network (in accordance with sections 405 and 406 ), or a stormwater network (in accordance with section 283 ) and the protection of that network
"constitution" means, in relation to a water services entity,—a) the entity’s first constitution as provided for in section 96 ; orb) if the regional representative group has amended the entity’s first constitution or adopted a new constitution under section 97 or 98 , the constitution as adopted or amended under that section
"consumer" —a) means a person who acquires, consumes, or is provided with water services by a water services entity; andb) includes a person who owns property that is not connected to water services infrastructure
"department" means the department for the time being responsible for the administration of this Act
"deputy chairperson" ,—a) of a regional representative group, means—i) its deputy chairperson (see section 41 ); orii) if section 42(2)(c) applies, both of its deputy co-chairpersons:b) of a regional advisory panel, means—i) its deputy chairperson (see section 55 ); orii) if section 56(2)(d) applies, both of its deputy co-chairpersons
"determination" , in relation to a supplier of regulated goods or services, means a determination made by the Commission that applies to a supplier
"Director of Compliance and Enforcement" or
"Director" , in relation to a water services entity, means the person appointed by the water services entity under section 362
"drinking water" has the meaning set out in section 6 of the Water Services Act 2021
"drinking water safety plan" means a plan prepared under section 30 of the Water Services Act 2021
"employee" , in relation to a water services entity,—a) includes the chief executive of the entity other than for the process of determining terms and conditions under section 121 ; andb) for the purposes of sections 124 to 128 , has the meaning set out in section 123
"environmental contribution" has the same meaning as in section 11(1) of the Natural and Built Environment Act 2023
"establishment date" , for a water services entity, means the water services entity’s establishment date under section 6A(4) or (5)
"establishment period" , for a water services entity, means the period—a) starting on the date on which the water services entity is established under section 11 (as inserted by the Water Services Entities Amendment Act 2023 ); andb) ending on the water services entity’s establishment date (as defined in this section)
"farmland" means land that is being worked in the farming or agricultural business of the land’s owner
"financial year" means the 12 months ending on the close of 30 June
"funding and pricing plan" means the funding and pricing plan prepared by the board under section 154
"generally accepted accounting practice" has the meaning set out in section 8 of the Financial Reporting Act 2013
"green water services infrastructure" —a) means a natural or semi-natural area, feature, or process that mimics natural areas, features, or processes that are planned or managed to provide water services; andb) includes an engineered system that is an area, feature, or process that complies with paragraph (a)
"Government policy statement" means a Government policy statement on water services issued by the Minister under section 132
"home" —a) means a place occupied as a dwelling house; andb) includes any garden, yard, garage, outhouse, or other appurtenance of a dwelling house
"level crossing" has the same meaning as in section 4(1) of the Railways Act 2005
"local authority" has the meaning set out in section 5 of the Local Government Act 2002
"long-term plan" has the same meaning as in section 5(1) of the Local Government Act 2002
"mana whenua" , for an identified area, means the iwi or hapū holding and exercising, in accordance with tikanga, authority or other customary rights or interests in that area
"mana whenua panel member" means a mana whenua panel member appointed to a regional advisory panel (see section 53 )
"mana whenua representative" means a mana whenua representative appointed to a regional representative group under section 33
"Maori customary land" has the same meaning as in section 4 of Te Ture Whenua Maori Act 1993
"Maori freehold land" has the same meaning as in section 4 of Te Ture Whenua Maori Act 1993
"Maori land" has the same meaning as in section 4 of Te Ture Whenua Maori Act 1993
"Maori land with more than 10 owners" means any Maori land whose legal ownership is vested in more than 10 persons
"Maori reservation" has the same meaning as in section 4 of Te Ture Whenua Maori Act 1993
"marae" includes the area of land on which buildings such as wharenui, wharekai, wharepaku, papakāinga, and any other associated buildings are situated
"Minister" means the Minister of the Crown who, under the authority of a warrant or with the authority of the Prime Minister, is responsible for the administration of this Act
"ministerial appointee" means a person appointed under subpart 2 of Part 5 as a member of a Crown review team, as a Crown observer, or as a Crown manager
"ministerial body" means a Crown review team, a Crown observer, or a Crown manager appointed under subpart 2 of Part 5
"monitor" means the department appointed under section 174
"natural person act" has the meaning set out in section 25
"officer of Parliament" means an Ombudsman holding office under the Ombudsmen Act 1975 , the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment, or the Controller and Auditor-General
"operator" , in relation to a drinking water supply, wastewater network, or stormwater network,—a) means the person who operates the drinking water supply, wastewater network, or stormwater network or supervises its operation or aspects of its operation; andb) includes—i) a water services entity, a public stormwater network owner or operator, and a private stormwater network owner or operator:ii) an organisation or individual involved in the operation of the drinking water supply, wastewater network, or stormwater network if the organisation or individual is authorised to be involved in its operation in accordance with any agreement or arrangement, including any shared services agreement or subsidiary arrangement
"overland flow path" means any flow path taken by stormwater on the surface of land
"public conservation land" means land that is held or administered under the Conservation Act 1987 or any of the Acts specified in Schedule 1 of that Act, unless authorised by the Minister of Conservation or their delegate
"rating information database" , in relation to a local authority, means the database that the local authority keeps and maintains under section 27 of the Local Government (Rating) Act 2002
"regional advisory panel" means, in relation to a water services entity, a regional advisory panel established by the constitution
"regional advisory panel member" means—a) a territorial authority panel member; orb) a mana whenua panel member
"regional council" has the same meaning as in section 5(1) of the Local Government Act 2002
"regional planning committee" has the same meaning as in section 11(1) of the Natural and Built Environment Act 2023
"regional representative" means a territorial authority representative or mana whenua representative
"regional representative group" means, in relation to a water services entity, the regional representative group established for the entity under section 27
"regulations" means regulations made under section 484 or section 485 (as the case may be)
"reserve" has the same meaning as in section 2(1) of the Reserves Act 1977
"resource consent" has the same meaning as in section 11(1) of the Natural and Built Environment Act 2023
"road" —a) means a road as defined in section 315(1) of the Local Government Act 1974 ; andb) includes—i) a road under the jurisdiction of a local authority:ii) a public footpath:iii) a State highway within the meaning of section 2(1) of the Government Roading Powers Act 1989 ; butc) does not include—i) public conservation land:ii) a private road as defined in section 315(1) of the Local Government Act 1974 :iii) a motorway within the meaning of section 2(1) of the Government Roading Powers Act 1989 :iv) any roadway laid out by order of the Maori Land Court under sections 315 to 327 of Te Ture Whenua Maori Act 1993 , except where that order has been cancelled or where the roadway has been declared under section 320 of that Act to be a road
"service area" means, in relation to a water services entity, the area identified in Schedule 2 as the service area of the entity
"sitework" has the same meaning as in section 7(1) of the Building Act 2004
"small mixed-use rural water supply" means a water supply owned by a water services entity that meets both of the following criteria:a) 85% or more of the total volume of water supplied by the supply is for agricultural or horticultural purposes; andb) 1,000 or fewer homes (not being homes on farmland) rely on the supply for drinking water and other domestic household purposes
"specified serious risk" means a serious risk of, or to, any of the following relating to the delivery of water services:a) illness, injury, or death:b) public health:c) the natural or a built environment:d) water services infrastructure:e) sites of cultural significance
"stormwater network" —a) means the infrastructure owned or operated by, or processes used by, a water services entity to collect, treat, drain, store, reuse, or discharge stormwater in an urban area; andb) includes—i) an overland flow path (as defined in this section):ii) green water services infrastructure that delivers stormwater water services (as defined in this section):iii) watercourses that are part of, or related to, the infrastructure described in paragraph (a); butc) does not include a transport stormwater system
"subsidiary" , in relation to a water services entity,—a) means a company or body corporate in which 1 or more water services entities—i) control the composition of the board of the company or body corporate; orii) are in a position to exercise, or control the exercise of, more than half the maximum number of votes that can be exercised at a meeting of the company or body corporate; oriii) hold more than half of the issued shares of the company or body corporate, other than shares that carry no right to participate beyond a specified amount in a distribution of either profits or capital; oriv) are entitled to receive more than half of every dividend paid on shares issued by the company or body corporate, other than shares that carry no right to participate beyond a specified amount in a distribution of either profits or capital; andb) includes a company in which—i) 2 or more water services entities hold shares; andii) the combined shareholding produces 1 or more of the circumstances described in paragraph (a)
"Te Mana o te Wai" —a) has the meaning set out in the National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management issued in 2020 under section 52 of the Resource Management Act 1991 and any statement issued under that section that amends or replaces the 2020 statement (see also sections 4, 5, and 14 of this Act); andb) applies, for the purposes of this Act, to water (as that term is defined in this section)
"Te Mana o te Wai statement for water services" means a statement provided by mana whenua to a water services entity under section 143
"territorial authority" has the meaning set out in section 5 of the Local Government Act 2002
"territorial authority owners" means, in relation to a water services entity, the territorial authorities listed in the part of Schedule 2 that relates to the entity
"territorial authority panel member" means a territorial authority panel member appointed to a regional advisory panel (see section 52 )
"territorial authority representative" means a territorial authority representative appointed to a regional representative group under section 32
"trade waste" —a) means any waste that is—i) produced for an industrial or trade purpose, or a related purpose; andii) discharged into a wastewater network; butb) does not include any class of waste or material that has been specified not to be trade waste by a trade waste plan under section 269(2)
"trade waste carrier" means a person that transports trade waste (other than by reticulation)
"trade waste permit" means a permit issued under section 266
"trade waste premises" means premises used, or intended to be used, for—a) an industrial or a trade purpose; orb) the storage, transfer, treatment, or discharge of trade waste
"trading subsidiary" means a subsidiary that operates a trading undertaking for the purpose of making a profit
"transport corridor manager" means—a) the New Zealand Transport Agency established under section 93 of the Land Transport Management Act 2003 :b) KiwiRail Limited:c) Auckland Transport established under section 38 of the Local Government (Auckland Council) Act 2009 :d) any local authority that has, in relation to a road as defined in section 315(1) of the Local Government Act 1974 , jurisdiction over the road
"transport stormwater system" —a) means the infrastructure owned or operated by, or processes used by, a transport corridor manager to collect, treat, drain, store, reuse, or discharge stormwater relating to a transport corridor; andb) includes—i) an overland flow path (as defined in this section):ii) green water services infrastructure that delivers stormwater services (as defined in this section)
"Treaty of Waitangi claim" means a claim within the meaning of section 6 of the Treaty of Waitangi Act 1975 , whether that claim was submitted or not to the Waitangi Tribunal
"Treaty settlement Act" means—a) an Act listed in Schedule 3 of the Treaty of Waitangi Act 1975 ; andb) any other Act that provides redress for Treaty of Waitangi claims, including Acts that provide collective redress or participation arrangements for claimant groups whose claims are, or are to be, settled by another Act
"Treaty settlement deed" means a deed or other agreement—a) that is signed for and on behalf of the Crown by 1 or more Ministers of the Crown and by representatives of a claimant group; andb) that is in settlement of the Treaty of Waitangi claims of the members of that group, or in express anticipation, or on account, of that settlement
"Treaty settlement obligations" means obligations under any of the following:a) Treaty settlement Acts:b) Treaty settlement deeds
"urban area" —a) means an area identified in a district plan or a proposed district plan as being primarily zoned, or intended to be for, residential, industrial, commercial and mixed use, or settlement activities, together with adjoining special-purpose and open-space and recreation zones, however described; butb) does not include any other area zoned primarily for rural activities, however described
"utility operator" has the same meaning as in section 4 of the Utilities Access Act 2010
"variable volumetric charge" means a charge where the unit rate varies depending on the volume of water supplied or the volume of wastewater discharged (or both)
"wastewater network" means the infrastructure owned or operated by, or processes used by, a water services entity to collect, store, transmit through reticulation, treat, or discharge wastewater
"water" —a) has the same meaning as in section 11(1) of the Natural and Built Environment Act 2023 ; butb) includes water in any form while in any pipe, tank, or cistern
"water body" —a) has the same meaning as in section 11(1) of the Natural and Built Environment Act 2023 ; butb) includes water—i) in, or in any part of, a river, lake, stream, pond, wetland, or aquifer; andii) that is located within the coastal marine area (as that term is defined in that section 11(1) )
"watercourse" means a watercourse that is part of, or related to, the drainage or discharge of stormwater in an urban area
"water services" means services relating to water supply, wastewater, and stormwater
"water services debt" means any charge or fee required to be paid to a water services entity under this Act
"water services entity" or
"entity" means a water services entity established under section 11
"water services infrastructure" —a) means infrastructure owned or operated by a water services entity for the purposes of the delivery of water services; andb) includes—i) a water supply network:ii) a wastewater network:iii) a stormwater network; andc) for the purposes of section 118 and Schedule 4 , includes existing or proposed assets used or proposed to be used by the water services entity to provide water services
"water supply" includes—a) drinking water supply as defined in section 9 of the Water Services Act 2021 ; andb) firefighting water supplies as defined in section 6 of the Fire and Emergency New Zealand Act 2017 ; andc) a small mixed-use rural water supply
"water supply network" —a) means the infrastructure owned or operated by, or processes used by, for, or on behalf of, a water services entity to abstract, store, treat, transmit, or transport water as part of a water supply; andb) includes—i) the point of supply:ii) any end-point treatment device:iii) any backflow prevention device.
2 For the purposes of Part 10 ,
"applicant" , in respect of an application made under that Part, includes any person who, after the application is made, acquires responsibility for a property that is the subject of the application.
History: Section 6(1) administering body: inserted, on 31 August 2023, by section 6(10) of the Water Services Legislation Act 2023 (2023 No 52). Section 6(1) alternative operator: inserted, on 31 August 2023, by section 6(10) of the Water Services Legislation Act 2023 (2023 No 52). Section 6(1) board: amended, on 31 August 2023, by section 6(1) of the Water Services Legislation Act 2023 (2023 No 52). Section 6(1) building: inserted, on 31 August 2023, by section 6(10) of the Water Services Legislation Act 2023 (2023 No 52). Section 6(1) company: inserted, on 31 August 2023, by section 6(10) of the Water Services Legislation Act 2023 (2023 No 52). Section 6(1) compliance officer: inserted, on 31 August 2023, by section 6(10) of the Water Services Legislation Act 2023 (2023 No 52). Section 6(1) compliance requirement: inserted, on 31 August 2023, by section 6(10) of the Water Services Legislation Act 2023 (2023 No 52). Section 6(1) consumer: inserted, on 31 August 2023, by section 6(10) of the Water Services Legislation Act 2023 (2023 No 52). Section 6(1) determination: inserted, on 31 August 2023, by section 6(10) of the Water Services Legislation Act 2023 (2023 No 52). Section 6(1) Director of Compliance and Enforcement: inserted, on 31 August 2023, by section 6(10) of the Water Services Legislation Act 2023 (2023 No 52). Section 6(1) drinking water safety plan: inserted, on 31 August 2023, by section 6(10) of the Water Services Legislation Act 2023 (2023 No 52). Section 6(1) environmental contribution: inserted, on 31 August 2023, by section 6(10) of the Water Services Legislation Act 2023 (2023 No 52). Section 6(1) establishment date: inserted, on 31 August 2023, by section 6(10) of the Water Services Legislation Act 2023 (2023 No 52). Section 6(1) establishment period: inserted, on 31 August 2023, by section 6(10) of the Water Services Legislation Act 2023 (2023 No 52). Section 6(1) farmland: inserted, on 31 August 2023, by section 6(10) of the Water Services Legislation Act 2023 (2023 No 52). Section 6(1) home: inserted, on 31 August 2023, by section 6(10) of the Water Services Legislation Act 2023 (2023 No 52). Section 6(1) level crossing: inserted, on 31 August 2023, by section 6(10) of the Water Services Legislation Act 2023 (2023 No 52). Section 6(1) long-term plan: inserted, on 31 August 2023, by section 6(10) of the Water Services Legislation Act 2023 (2023 No 52). Section 6(1) Maori customary land: inserted, on 31 August 2023, by section 6(10) of the Water Services Legislation Act 2023 (2023 No 52). Section 6(1) Maori freehold land: inserted, on 31 August 2023, by section 6(10) of the Water Services Legislation Act 2023 (2023 No 52). Section 6(1) Maori land: inserted, on 31 August 2023, by section 6(10) of the Water Services Legislation Act 2023 (2023 No 52). Section 6(1) Maori land with more than 10 owners: inserted, on 31 August 2023, by section 6(10) of the Water Services Legislation Act 2023 (2023 No 52). Section 6(1) Maori reservation: inserted, on 31 August 2023, by section 6(10) of the Water Services Legislation Act 2023 (2023 No 52). Section 6(1) marae: inserted, on 31 August 2023, by section 6(10) of the Water Services Legislation Act 2023 (2023 No 52). Section 6(1) officer of Parliament: inserted, on 31 August 2023, by section 6(10) of the Water Services Legislation Act 2023 (2023 No 52). Section 6(1) operator: inserted, on 31 August 2023, by section 6(10) of the Water Services Legislation Act 2023 (2023 No 52). Section 6(1) public conservation land: inserted, on 31 August 2023, by section 6(10) of the Water Services Legislation Act 2023 (2023 No 52). Section 6(1) rating information database: inserted, on 31 August 2023, by section 6(10) of the Water Services Legislation Act 2023 (2023 No 52). Section 6(1) regional council: inserted, on 31 August 2023, by section 6(10) of the Water Services Legislation Act 2023 (2023 No 52). Section 6(1) regional planning committee: inserted, on 31 August 2023, by section 6(10) of the Water Services Legislation Act 2023 (2023 No 52). Section 6(1) regional spatial strategy: repealed, on 23 December 2023, by section 6 of the Resource Management (Natural and Built Environment and Spatial Planning Repeal and Interim Fast-track Consenting) Act 2023 (2023 No 68). Section 6(1) regional spatial strategy: repealed, on 23 December 2023, by section 6 of the Resource Management (Natural and Built Environment and Spatial Planning Repeal and Interim Fast-track Consenting) Act 2023 (2023 No 68). Section 6(1) regulations: amended, on 31 August 2023, by section 6(2) of the Water Services Legislation Act 2023 (2023 No 52). Section 6(1) reserve: inserted, on 31 August 2023, by section 6(10) of the Water Services Legislation Act 2023 (2023 No 52). Section 6(1) resource consent: inserted, on 31 August 2023, by section 6(10) of the Water Services Legislation Act 2023 (2023 No 52). Section 6(1) road: inserted, on 31 August 2023, by section 6(10) of the Water Services Legislation Act 2023 (2023 No 52). Section 6(1) sitework: inserted, on 31 August 2023, by section 6(10) of the Water Services Legislation Act 2023 (2023 No 52). Section 6(1) small mixed-use rural water supply: inserted, on 31 August 2023, by section 6(10) of the Water Services Legislation Act 2023 (2023 No 52). Section 6(1) specified serious risk: inserted, on 31 August 2023, by section 6(10) of the Water Services Legislation Act 2023 (2023 No 52). Section 6(1) stormwater network paragraph (b)(iii): inserted, on 31 August 2023, by section 6(3) of the Water Services Legislation Act 2023 (2023 No 52). Section 6(1) stormwater network paragraph (c): inserted, on 31 August 2023, by section 6(4) of the Water Services Legislation Act 2023 (2023 No 52). Section 6(1) subsidiary: inserted, on 31 August 2023, by section 6(10) of the Water Services Legislation Act 2023 (2023 No 52). Section 6(1) Te Mana o te Wai: replaced, on 23 December 2023, by section 6 of the Resource Management (Natural and Built Environment and Spatial Planning Repeal and Interim Fast-track Consenting) Act 2023 (2023 No 68). Section 6(1) trade waste: inserted, on 31 August 2023, by section 6(10) of the Water Services Legislation Act 2023 (2023 No 52). Section 6(1) trade waste carrier: inserted, on 31 August 2023, by section 6(10) of the Water Services Legislation Act 2023 (2023 No 52). Section 6(1) trade waste permit: inserted, on 31 August 2023, by section 6(10) of the Water Services Legislation Act 2023 (2023 No 52). Section 6(1) trade waste premises: inserted, on 31 August 2023, by section 6(10) of the Water Services Legislation Act 2023 (2023 No 52). Section 6(1) trading subsidiary: inserted, on 31 August 2023, by section 6(10) of the Water Services Legislation Act 2023 (2023 No 52). Section 6(1) transport corridor manager: inserted, on 31 August 2023, by section 6(10) of the Water Services Legislation Act 2023 (2023 No 52). Section 6(1) transport stormwater system: inserted, on 31 August 2023, by section 6(10) of the Water Services Legislation Act 2023 (2023 No 52). Section 6(1) urban area: inserted, on 31 August 2023, by section 6(10) of the Water Services Legislation Act 2023 (2023 No 52). Section 6(1) utility operator: inserted, on 31 August 2023, by section 6(10) of the Water Services Legislation Act 2023 (2023 No 52). Section 6(1) variable volumetric charge: inserted, on 31 August 2023, by section 6(10) of the Water Services Legislation Act 2023 (2023 No 52). Section 6(1) water: inserted, on 23 August 2023, by section 6(2) of the Water Services Entities Amendment Act 2023 (2023 No 44). Section 6(1) water paragraph (a): amended, on 31 August 2023, by section 6(6) of the Water Services Legislation Act 2023 (2023 No 52). Section 6(1) water body: inserted, on 23 August 2023, by section 6(2) of the Water Services Entities Amendment Act 2023 (2023 No 44). Section 6(1) water body paragraph (a): amended, on 31 August 2023, by section 6(7)(a) of the Water Services Legislation Act 2023 (2023 No 52). Section 6(1) water body paragraph (b)(ii): amended, on 31 August 2023, by section 6(7)(b) of the Water Services Legislation Act 2023 (2023 No 52). Section 6(1) watercourse: inserted, on 31 August 2023, by section 6(10) of the Water Services Legislation Act 2023 (2023 No 52). Section 6(1) water services debt: inserted, on 31 August 2023, by section 6(10) of the Water Services Legislation Act 2023 (2023 No 52). Section 6(1) water supply paragraph (c): replaced, on 31 August 2023, by section 6(8) of the Water Services Legislation Act 2023 (2023 No 52). Section 6(1) water supply network: amended, on 31 August 2023, by section 6(9) of the Water Services Legislation Act 2023 (2023 No 52). Section 6(2): inserted, on 31 August 2023, by section 6(11) of the Water Services Legislation Act 2023 (2023 No 52).