Section 117J: Rules about charges: provision about the reduction of charges

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

Part IV: SEWERAGE SERVICES — Chapter 2A: Duties relating to sewerage services: sewerage licensees

Rules under section 117I may provide for the reduction of charges payable under a section 117E agreement where—

a sewerage licensee that has a retail authorisation is party to the section 117E agreement, and
other conditions specified by the rules are satisfied.

Rules made by virtue of subsection (1) may in particular—

specify conditions relating to any party to the section 117E agreement;
specify conditions about persons taking steps for the purpose of reducing or managing demand for sewerage services;
specify conditions about the premises by reference to which such steps are to be taken;
specify conditions about reducing charges payable by a person who—
is not party to the section 117E agreement, and
takes or proposes to take such steps as satisfy or would satisfy a condition specified under paragraph (b).

The rules may provide that, where a charge falls to be reduced in accordance with rules made by virtue of subsection (1), the sewerage undertaker to which the charges are payable must give notice of that reduction to the Authority.

Rules made by virtue of subsection (3) may—

make provision as to the content of the notice;
specify the period within which an undertaker is to give notice to the Authority.

Provision under subsection (4)(a) may in particular require the notice to specify—

the amount of the charge, with and without the reduction;
the period for which the reduction has effect.

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