Section 94B: Drainage and sewerage management plans: power to amend period

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

Part IV: SEWERAGE SERVICES — chapter I: GENERAL FUNCTIONS OF SEWERAGE UNDERTAKERS etc

The Minister may by order made by statutory instrument amend the period for the time being specified in section 94A(6)(c).

In subsection (1) "the Minister" means—

the Secretary of State, in relation to sewerage undertakers whose areas are wholly or mainly in England, and
the Welsh Ministers, in relation to sewerage undertakers whose areas are wholly or mainly in Wales.

A statutory instrument containing an order under subsection (1) is subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of—

either House of Parliament, in the case of an order made by the Secretary of State;
Senedd Cymru, in the case of an order made by the Welsh Ministers.

Subsection (5) applies in relation to a statutory instrument containing both—

an order made by the Secretary of State under subsection (1), and
an order made by the Welsh Ministers under subsection (1).

If in accordance with subsection (3)(a) or (b) (negative resolution procedure)—

either House of Parliament resolves that an address be presented to Her Majesty praying that an instrument containing regulations made by the Secretary of State be annulled, or
Senedd Cymru resolves that an instrument containing regulations made by the Welsh Ministers be annulled,

the instrument is to have no further effect and Her Majesty may by Order in Council revoke the instrument.

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