The Authority may grant to a person a licence in respect of the use of the supply system of a water undertaker (a "water supply licence").
A water supply licence may give the holder of the licence one or more of the following authorisations and combination of authorisations—
Schedule 2A makes provision as to the authorisations (including their operation in England and Wales).
In the case of each of the authorisations, an authorisation to do a thing is an authorisation to do it in accordance with Chapter 2A of Part 3.
The Authority may exercise the power to grant a water supply licence only in accordance with a general authorisation given by the Secretary of State.
Before giving a general authorisation as regards the Authority, the Secretary of State must consult the Welsh Ministers.
References in this Act to a water supply licensee are references to a person that is the holder for the time being of a water supply licence.