uksi/2017/1043 — The Water Act 2003 (Commencement No. 12) Order 2017

2017 No. 1043 (C. 96) Water Resources The Water Act 2003 (Commencement No. 12) Order 2017 Made 30th October 2017 The Secretary of State makes this Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 105(3) to (6) of the Water Act 2003 and after consulting the Welsh Ministers in accordance with section 105(5) and (6) of that Act . Citation 1 This Order may be cited as the Water Act 2003 (Commencement No. 12) Order 2017. Provisions coming into force 2 The following provisions of the Water Act 2003 come into force on 1st January 2018— a section 5 (rights of navigation, harbour and conservancy authorities); b section 7 (rights to abstract for drainage purposes, etc ); c section 8 (amendments relating to section 7) so far as not already in force; d section 32 (visiting forces); e section 73 (border rivers); f in section 101 (minor and consequential amendments and repeals) as follows— i subsection (1) so far as it relates to the provisions in paragraph (g); ii subsection (2) so far as it relates to the provisions in paragraph (h); g Part 1 of Schedule 7 (minor and consequential amendments: abstraction and impounding) so far as not already in force; h Part 1 of Schedule 9 (repeals and revocation) so far as not already in force. Thérèse Coffey Parliamentary Under Secretary of State Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 30th October 2017 EXPLANATORY NOTE (This note is not part of the Order) This Order brings various provisions of the Water Act 2003 (c. 37) into force on 1st January 2018. Sections 5, 7, and 32 limit or remove certain exemptions from the restriction on abstracting water in the Water Resources Act 1991 (c. 57) . Those exemptions relate to rights of navigation, harbour and conservancy authorities, rights to abstract for drainage purposes and visiting forces. Sections 8(2) and 101 make consequential amendments to the Water Resources Act 1991. Section 73 extends to Scotland and amends section 6 of the Environment Act 1995 (c. 25) (general provisions with respect to water) to include within the scope of the Environment Agency’s functions referred to in that section so much of the specified border rivers as are in England. A Regulatory Impact Assessment was produced in connection with the Water Act 2003. This sets out the impact of removing exemptions from the restriction on abstraction to which this Order relates. A further impact assessment was produced in respect of new authorisations for water abstraction in October 2017 on the costs to business, the voluntary sector and the public sector. Copies of both impact assessments can be obtained from the Water Resources Management Team, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Nobel House, 17 Smith Square, London SW1P 3JR and are published on www.legislation.gov.uk alongside the Water Abstraction and Impounding (Exemptions) Regulations 2017 and the Water Abstraction (Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2017. No separate impact assessment has been produced for this instrument. NOTE AS TO EARLIER COMMENCEMENT ORDERS (This note is not part of the Order) The following provisions of the Water Act 2003 have been brought into force by a commencement order made before the date of this Order: Provision Date of Commencement S.I. No. Sections 1 to 4 1.4.2006 2006/984 Section 6 (partially) 1.4.2004 2004/641 Section 6 (remainder) 1.4.2005 2005/968 Section 8 (partially) 1.4.2006 2006/984 Section 9 1.4.2004 2004/641 Section 10 (partially) 1.4.2004 2004/641 Section 10 (remainder) 1.4.2005 2005/968 Sections 11 to 14 1.4.2006 2006/984 Section 15 1.4.2004 2004/641 Section 16 (partially) 1.4.2004 2004/641 Section 16 (partially) 1.4.2005 2005/968 Section 17 1.4.2005 2005/968 Section 18 1.4.2004 2004/641 Section 19 (partially) 1.4.2004 2004/641 Section 19 (remainder) 1.4.2006 2006/984 Section 20 1.4.2004 2004/641 Sections 21 to 23 1.4.2006 2006/984 Section 24 1.4.2005 2004/641 Section 25 (partially) 1.4.2004 2004/641 Section 25 (remainder) 1.4.2006 2006/984 Section 26 1.10.2004 2004/2528 Section 27 1.4.2004 2004/641 Sections 28 and 29 1.10.2004 2004/2528 Section 30 1.4.2006 2006/984 Section 31 1.10.2004 2004/2528 Section 33 1.4.2006 2006/984 Section 34 (partially) 1.4.2006 2005/2714 Section 35 (partially) 1.8.2005 2005/968 Section 35 (partially) 1.10.2005 2005/2714 Section 35 (remainder) 1.4.2006 2005/2714 Section 36 (partially) 1.4.2005 2005/968 Section 36 (partially) 1.4.2006 2005/2714 Section 37 1.4.2004 2004/641 Section 38 (partially) 1.10.2004 2004/2528 Section 38 (remainder) 1.10.2005 2005/2714 Sections 39 to 42 1.4.2005 2005/968 Sections 43 to 47 1.10.2005 2005/2714 Section 48 (partially) 1.10.2004 2004/2528 Section 48 (remainder) 1.4.2005 2005/968 Sections 49 and 50 1.10.2004 2004/2528 Section 51 1.4.2005 2005/968 Section 52 1.4.2006 2005/2714 Section 53 1.4.2004 2004/641 Sections 54 and 55 1.10.2004 2004/2528 Section 56 (partially) 1.4.2004 2004/641 Section 56 (partially) 1.8.2005 2005/968 Section 56 (partially) 1.10.2005 2005/2714 Section 56 (remainder) 1.12.2005 2005/2714 Section 57 1.4.2004 2004/641 Section 58 (partially) 18.2.2005 2005/344 Section 58 (partially) 1.8.2008 2008/1922 Section 58 (partially) 25.2.2009 2009/359 Section 58 (partially) 26.3.2010 2010/975 Section 58 (partially) 1.2.2017 2017/88 (W. 32) Section 59 1.10.2004 2004/2528 Sections 60 and 61 1.4.2004 2004/641 Section 62 (partially) 1.10.2004 2004/2528 Section 62 (partially) 1.10.2005 2005/2714 Section 62 (partially) 1.4.2006 2006/984 Section 62 (remainder) 1.4.2007 2007/1021 Section 63 (partially) 1.10.2004 2004/2528 Section 63 (remainder) 1.10.2005 2005/2714 Sections 64 to 66 1.4.2004 2004/641 Section 67 1.4.2004 2004/910 (W. 93) Section 68 1.4.2004 2004/641 Section 69 (partially) 17.3.2004 2004/641 Section 69 (remainder) 1.4.2004 2004/910 (W. 93) Section 70 1.4.2005 2005/968 Sections 71 and 72 1.4.2004 2004/641 Section 74 1.10.2004 2004/2528 Section 75 (partially) 1.4.2004 2004/641 Section 75 (remainder) 1.4.2004 2004/910 (W. 93) Section 76 1.10.2004 2004/2528 Section 77 (partially 1.10.2004 2004/2528 Section 77 (remainder) 11.11.2004 2004/2916 (W. 255) Section 78 (partially) 1.10.2004 2004/2528 Section 78 (remainder) 11.11.2004 2004/2916 (W. 255) Section 79 1.10.2004 2004/2528 Section 80 (partially) 1.10.2004 2004/2528 Section 80 (remainder) 11.11.2004 2004/2916 (W. 255) Section 81 (partially) 1.4.2004 2004/641 Section 81 (remainder) 11.11.2004 2004/2916 (W. 255) Sections 82 to 85 1.4.2004 2004/641 Section 86 (partially) 1.10.2004 2004/2528 Section 86 (partially) 11.11.2004 2004/2916 (W. 255) Section 86 (partially) 6.4.2012 2012/264 Section 86 (remainder) 6.4.2012 2012/284 (W. 48) Section 87 1.10.2004 2004/2528 Sections 90 to 97 28.5.2004 2004/641 Section 98 1.4.2007 2007/1021 Section 99 28.5.2004 2004/641 Section 100 (partially) 17.3.2004 2004/641 Section 100 (partially) 1.4.2004 2004/641 Section 100 (partially) 28.5.2004 2004/641 Section 100 (partially) 1.10.2004 2004/2528 Section 100 (partially) 1.4.2005 2005/968 Section 100 (partially) 1.8.2005 2005/968 Section 100 (partially) 1.10.2005 2005/2714 Section 100 (partially) 1.12.2005 2005/2714 Section 100 (partially) 1.4.2006 2005/2714 Section 100 (partially) 1.4.2006 2006/984 Section 100 (remainder) 1.4.2007 2007/1021 Section 101 (partially) 17.3.2004 2004/641 Section 101 (partially) 1.4.2004 2004/641 Section 101 (partially) 1.4.2004 2004/910 (W. 93) Section 101 (partially) 28.5.2004 2004/641 Section 101 (partially) 1.10.2004 2004/2528 Section 101 (partially) 11.11.2004 2004/2916 (W. 255) Section 101 (partially) 29.12.2004 2004/2528 Section 101 (partially) 1.4.2005 2005/968 Section 101 (partially) 1.8.2005 2005/968 Section 101 (partially) 1.10.2005 2005/2714 Section 101 (partially) 1.12.2005 2005/2714 Section 101 (partially) 1.4.2006 2005/2714 Section 101 (partially) 1.4.2006 2006/984 Section 101 (partially) 1.4.2007 2007/1021 Section 101 (partially) 1.8.2008 2008/1922 Section 101 (partially) 26.3.2010 2010/975 Schedule 1 (partially) 1.4.2006 2005/2714 Schedule 2 1.10.2005 2005/2714 Schedule 3 1.4.2005 2005/968 Schedule 4 (partially) 1.4.2004 2004/641 Schedule 4 (partially) 1.8.2005 2005/968 Schedule 4 (partially) 1.10.2005 2005/2714 Schedule 4 (remainder) 1.12.2005 2005/2714 Schedules 5 and 6 1.4.2004 2004/641 Schedule 7 (partially) 17.3.2004 2004/641 Schedule 7 (partially) 1.4.2004 2004/641 Schedule 7 (partially) 1.4.2004 2004/910 (W. 93) Schedule 7 (partially) 1.10.2004 2004/2528 Schedule 7 (partially) 11.11.2004 2004/2916 (W. 255) Schedule 7 (partially) 29.12.2004 2004/2528 Schedule 7 (partially) 1.4.2005 2005/968 Schedule 7 (partially) 1.8.2005 2005/968 Schedule 7 (partially) 1.10.2005 2005/2714 Schedule 7 (partially) 1.4.2006 2005/2714 Schedule 7 (partially) 1.4.2006 2006/984 Schedule 7 (partially) 1.4.2007 2007/1021 Schedule 7 (partially) 1.8.2008 2008/1922 Schedule 8 (partially) 1.4.2004 2004/641 Schedule 8 (partially) 1.10.2004 2004/2528 Schedule 8 (partially) 1.12.2005 2005/2714 Schedule 9 (partially) 17.3.2004 2004/641 Schedule 9 (partially) 1.4.2004 2004/641 Schedule 9 (partially) 1.4.2004 2004/910 (W.93) Schedule 9 (partially) 28.5.2004 2004/641 Schedule 9 (partially) 1.10.2004 2004/2528 Schedule 9 (partially) 11.11.2004 2004/2916 (W. 255) Schedule 9 (partially) 1.4.2005 2005/968 Schedule 9 (partially) 1.10.2005 2005/2714 Schedule 9 (partially) 1.12.2005 2005/2714 Schedule 9 (partially) 1.4.2006 2005/2714 Schedule 9 (partially) 1.4.2006 2006/984 Schedule 9 (partially) 1.8.2008 2008/1922 Schedule 9 (partially) 26.3.2010 2010/975