Section 17G: Licence conditions, Water Industry Act 1991

A licence under this Chapter may include—

such conditions as appear to ... the Authority to be requisite or expedient having regard to the duties imposed on ... it by Part 1 of this Act;

conditions requiring the rendering to the Authority of a payment on the grant of a licence under this Chapter, or payments while such a licence is in force, or both, of such amount or amounts as may be determined by or under the conditions.

Conditions may be included by virtue of subsection (1)(a) above in a water supply licence whether or not they are connected with the supply of water or the introduction of water into a water undertaker's supply system.

Conditions may be included by virtue of subsection (1)(a) in a sewerage licence whether or not they are connected with—

effectual dealing with the contents of sewers, or

the use of the sewerage system of a sewerage undertaker.

Conditions included in a licence under this Chapter may—

require the holder of the licence to comply with any direction given by a specified relevant person as to specified matters or matters which are of a specified description;

require the holder of the licence to do or not to do specified things or things which are of a specified description, except in so far as a specified relevant person consents to the holder's not doing or doing them; and

provide for the reference to and determination by a specified relevant person of specified questions, or questions which are of a specified description, which arise under or in connection with the licence.

For the purposes of subsection (3) above—

the following are relevant persons—

the Secretary of State;

the Authority;

so far as subsection (3) applies to water supply licences, the Assembly;

the Environment Agency; ...

the NRBW; and

"specified" means specified in the licence in question.

Conditions included in a licence under this Chapter may contain provision for the conditions to have effect, cease to have effect or be modified at such times, in such manner and in such circumstances as may be specified in or determined in accordance with the conditions.

Any such condition as is referred to in subsection (5) above shall have effect in addition to the provision made by this Chapter with respect to the modification of the conditions of a licence.

Any sums received by the Authority by virtue of this section shall be paid into the Consolidated Fund.

Section 17G: Licence conditions

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