Section 207C: Determination of appeals, Water Industry Act 1991

The Secretary of State may by regulations provide for the determination by the CMA of an appeal under section 207A.

The regulations must require the CMA in determining the appeal to have regard, to the same extent as is required of the Authority, to the matters to which the Authority must have regard in exercising or performing the powers and duties mentioned in section 2(1).

The regulations must provide that the CMA in determining the appeal—

may have regard to any matter to which the Authority was not able to have regard in the case of the decision appealed against, but

must not, in the exercise of that power, have regard to any matter to which the Authority would not have been entitled to have regard in that case had it had the opportunity of doing so.

The regulations may specify the grounds on which an appeal may be allowed.

The grounds specified by the regulations may include the following—

that the Authority failed properly to have regard to the matters mentioned in subsection (2);

that the Authority failed properly to have regard to the purposes for which the code in question is issued;

that the Authority failed to give the appropriate weight to one or more of those matters or purposes.

The regulations may make provision for the steps that the CMA is to take—

if it allows the appeal;

if it does not allow the appeal.

Provision under subsection (6)(a) may include remitting a matter to the Authority for reconsideration and redetermination in accordance with directions given by the CMA.

The regulations may make provision as to the decision of the CMA on the appeal, including in particular provision for the decision—

to be contained in an order made by the CMA;

to set out the reasons for the decision;

to take effect—

at the time specified in the order, or

at the time determined in accordance with provision set out in the order;

to be notified to the persons who were parties to the appeal (see paragraph 2 of Schedule 16); and

to be published.

Provision under subsection (8)(e) may allow the CMA to exclude from publication any information which it is satisfied is—

commercial information the disclosure of which would, or might, significantly harm the legitimate business interests of an undertaking to which it relates;

information relating to the private affairs of an individual the disclosure of which would, or might, in its opinion, significantly harm his interests.

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