| Guvnor

Enforced by: Ofwat
Status: Amended (in force with amendments)
Penalty ceiling: Prosecution 1 of 3 obligations carry a fine up to £1,000. 2 have no criminal penalty — flagged in the list below.

Does it bind you?

Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.

Statutory Undertaker2 Any Person1

Other Acts binding the same actors

If a role above is yours, these are the other instruments that most often bind it.

Statutory Undertaker — also bound by 195 other Acts

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The National Grid (Bramford to Twinstead Reinforcement) Order 2024 54 duties

Water Industry Act 1991 53 duties

Water and Sewerage Services (Northern Ireland) Order 2006 44 duties

Any Person — also bound by 2684 other Acts

Human Medicines Regulations 2012 184 duties

Merchant Shipping Act 1995 144 duties

Insolvency (England and Wales) Rules 2016 104 duties

Communications Act 2003 92 duties

Road Traffic Act 1988 92 duties

What it requires

Sections creating concrete business duties or carrying penalties, grouped as the instrument is structured. Titles link to the source text — blue means you’re leaving for legislation.gov.uk.

Part 1

Water charges in England and Wales

3 of 11 sections shown

s.002 Prohibition of use of limiting devices. Prosecution

Use limiting device to enforce water paymentAny Person

Fine up to £1,000

s.006 Right of consumer to elect for charging by reference to volume. Regulated

Water undertakers must switch customers to metered charging on requestStatutory Undertaker

s.007 Restriction on change in basis of charging. Regulated

Water companies must not switch homes to volume-based charging without consentStatutory Undertaker

8 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional

s.001 Disconnection for non-payment of charges.

s.003 Undertakers to charge in accordance with charges schemes.

s.004 Making and approval of charges schemes.

s.005 Regulations concerning charges schemes.

s.008 Charging by reference to rateable value.

s.009 Restriction on charging for metering works.

s.010 Extension of power to carry out works in connection with metering.

s.011 Rights of tenants in relation to metering.

Part 2

The Water Industry Commissioner for Scotland

0 of 2 sections shown

2 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional

s.012 Water Industry Commissioner for Scotland.

s.013 Commissioner’s advice on charges.

Part 3

Supplemental

0 of 4 sections shown

4 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional

s.014 Application to Wales and Scotland.

s.015 Minor and consequential amendments and repeals.

s.016 Financial provision.

s.017 Short title, commencement and extent.

Schedules

0 of 18 shown

18 other schedules

s.sch003 In section 148(1) of the Water Industry Act 1991 (restriction...

s.sch003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

s.sch003 In section 177(2) (Parliamentary disqualification), the entry for the Scottish...

s.sch003 Schedule 9 (Customers Council) is repealed.

s.sch003 In Schedule 13 (minor and consequential amendments), paragraph 140(4)(c) and...

s.sch003 In section 149(2)(a) of that Act (further provision relating to...

s.sch003 After section 150A of that Act there is inserted— Interpretation...

s.sch003 (1) Section 195 of that Act (the Director’s register) is...

s.sch003 (1) Schedule 1 to the House of Commons Disqualification Act...

s.sch003 (1) The Water (Fluoridation) Act 1985 is amended as follows....