12 Arrangements for water undertakers to take water from other persons

Arrangements for water undertakers to take water

12  Arrangements for water undertakers to take water from other persons

In Part 3 of the Water Industry Act 1991, after Chapter 2A there is inserted—

“Chapter 2B
Additional Sources of Water
66M Arrangements for water undertakers to take water from other persons

(1)     The Minister may by regulations make provision about the supply of water to a water undertaker by a person other than a water undertaker.

(2)     Regulations under this section may, in particular—

(a)     confer functions on the Authority, the Secretary of State and the Welsh Ministers;

(b)     make provision preventing the CMA or the Authority from exercising powers under the Competition Act 1998 in respect of a water supply agreement;

(c)     include provision described in sections 66N and 66O;

(d)     make provision excepting water supply agreements of such description as the regulations may specify from the effect of—

(i)     any provision of the regulations, or

(ii)     any provision of the codes or rules made under the regulations.

(3)     In this Chapter—

“the Minister” means—

(a)     the Secretary of State, in relation to the supply of water to a water undertaker whose area is wholly or mainly in

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