a retail authorisation;

a wholesale authorisation;

a restricted retail authorisation;

a restricted retail authorisation and a supplementary authorisation.

the Secretary of State;

the Chief Inspector of Drinking Water;

the Environment Agency;

the NRBW.

the Secretary of State;

the Chief Inspector of Drinking Water;

the Environment Agency;

the Welsh Ministers;

the Chief Inspector of Drinking Water for Wales if there is one;

the NRBW.

a retail authorisation,

a restricted retail authorisation, or

a retail authorisation and a restricted retail authorisation.

any reservoirs and other places of storage and any treatment works developed or maintained by the water undertaker for the purpose of complying with its duty under section 37, and

any water mains and other pipes which it is the water undertaker's duty to develop and maintain by virtue of section 37.

any water mains and other pipes which it is the water undertaker’s duty to develop and maintain by virtue of section 37 below and which are used for the purpose of conveying water from the undertaker’s treatment works to the premises of customers; and

a retail authorisation;

a wholesale authorisation;

a disposal authorisation.

the system of public sewers, the facilities for emptying public sewers and the sewage disposal works and other facilities for dealing effectually with the contents of public sewers that the undertaker is required to provide by section 94, and

the lateral drains that the undertaker is required to maintain by section 94.

a wholesale authorisation, or

a disposal authorisation.

a retail authorisation, or

a wholesale authorisation.

the circumstances in which a person is or is not to be treated as having his home in, or in part of, any premises for the purposes of this section; and

the factors which are, or are not, to be taken into account in determining the principal use of any premises for those purposes.

5 megalitres, in the case of premises supplied with water using the supply system of a water undertaker whose area is wholly or mainly in England, and

50 megalitres, in the case of premises supplied with water using the supply system of a water undertaker whose area is wholly or mainly in Wales.

make provision as to the commencement of the annual periods by reference to which estimates are to be made.

shall include provision for the amendment made by the regulations not to apply in relation to any undertaking entered into before the date on which the regulations come into force; and

may include provision for that amendment not to apply in relation to any undertaking which is proposed, but not entered into, before that date.

the Authority; and

such other persons (if any) as F119the Welsh Ministers think it appropriate to consult.

a water supply licensee or a potential customer of a water supply licensee, or

a sewerage licensee or a potential customer of a sewerage licensee,

the extent of the premises to be supplied for the purposes of F133paragraph 4 or 7(a) or (b) of Schedule 2A;

the extent of the premises to be served for the purposes of paragraph 2 of Schedule 2B;

whether the premises to be supplied F142or served are household premises (as defined in section 17C above); and

whether the threshold requirement is satisfied in relation to the premises to be supplied (construed in accordance with section 17D above),

the form and manner in which an application is to be made;

the information it is to contain;

the documents that are to accompany it;

the fee that is to accompany it.

the grant of a water supply or sewerage licence giving a particular authorisation or combination of authorisations;

stating that F55... it proposes to refuse the application;

stating the reasons why F55... it proposes to refuse the application; and

specifying the time within which representations or objections with respect to the proposed refusal may be made,

on the licence holder;

on the Assembly;

on the Chief Inspector of Drinking Water;

on the Environment Agency;

on the NRBW;

on the Council;

on each relevant undertaker;

on each water supply licensee and sewerage licensee (other than the holder of the licence in question);

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F67... on the Secretary of State.

treating a 2005 Act application for the grant of a water services licence under section 6 of the 2005 Act as being also an application under section 17F for the grant of a water supply licence giving only a retail authorisation or a restricted retail authorisation or both;

treating a 2005 Act application for the grant of a sewerage services licence under section 6 of the 2005 Act as being also an application under section 17F for the grant of a sewerage licence giving only a retail authorisation.

the circumstances in which, and the conditions subject to which, a 2005 Act application is to be treated as an application under section 17F for a water supply or sewerage licence giving a particular authorisation or particular authorisations;

the time at which an application is to be treated as having been made;

the processing of an application by the Authority.

to contain, or to be accompanied by, such information or information of such description as is specified by the regulations;

to be accompanied by such documents or documents of such descriptions as are specified by the regulations;

to be accompanied by a fee, or a fee of a description, specified by the regulations.

forward to the Commission a copy of an application under section 17F for the grant of a water supply licence or sewerage licence, and

the Authority is requested to do so by the applicant;

forward a copy of the application, and

send such information and fee as are mentioned in subsection (1)(b),

such conditions as appear to F102... the Authority to be requisite or expedient having regard to the duties imposed on F81... it by Part 1 of this Act;

conditions requiring the rendering to F10the Authority of a payment on the grant of a F92licence 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.

effectual dealing with the contents of sewers, or

the use of the sewerage system of a sewerage undertaker.

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.

“specified” means specified in the licence in question.

for any standard condition included in a licence of that description not to have effect until brought into operation in such manner and in such circumstances as may be specified in or determined under the standard conditions;

for the effect of any standard condition included in such a licence to be suspended in such manner, and in such circumstances, as may be so specified or determined; and

for any standard condition included in such a licence which is for the time being suspended to be brought back into operation in such manner and in such circumstances as may be so specified or determined.

stating that F155... it proposes to exclude the conditions or make the modifications and setting out the effect of so doing;

stating the reasons why F135... it proposes to exclude the conditions or make the modifications; and

specifying the time (not being less than twenty-eight days from the date of publication of the notice) within which representations or objections with respect to the proposed exclusions or modifications may be made,

by publishing the notice in such manner as F68... the Authority considers appropriate for the purpose of bringing the notice to the attention of persons likely to be affected by the making of the exclusions or modifications; and

the licence holder would not be unduly disadvantaged in competing with other holders of water supply licences; and

no other holder of a water supply licence would be unduly disadvantaged in competing with other holders of such licences (including the holder of the licence).

for any standard condition included in a licence of that description not to have effect until brought into operation in such manner and in such circumstances as may be specified in or determined under the standard conditions;

for the effect of any standard condition included in such a licence to be suspended in such manner, and in such circumstances, as may be so specified or determined; and

for any standard condition included in such a licence which is for the time being suspended to be brought back into operation in such manner and in such circumstances as may be so specified or determined.

stating that the Authority proposes to exclude the conditions or make the modifications and setting out the effect of so doing;

stating the reasons why the Authority proposes to exclude the conditions or make the modifications; and

specifying the time (not being less than 28 days from the date of publication of the notice) within which representations or objections with respect to the proposed exclusions or modifications may be made,

by publishing the notice in such manner as the Authority considers appropriate for the purpose of bringing the notice to the attention of persons likely to be affected by the making of the exclusions or modifications; and

the licence holder would not be unduly disadvantaged in competing with other holders of sewerage licences; and

no other holder of a sewerage licence would be unduly disadvantaged in competing with other holders of such licences (including the holder of the licence being granted).

a particular water supply licence, or

a particular sewerage licence.

are requisite to meet the circumstances of the particular case; and

stating that it proposes to make the modifications and setting out their effect;

stating the reasons why it proposes to make the modifications; and

specifying the period (not being less than twenty-eight days from the date of publication of the notice) within which representations or objections with respect to the proposed modifications may be made,

by publishing the notice in such manner as the Authority considers appropriate for the purpose of bringing the notice to the attention of persons likely to be affected by the making of the modifications; and

the standard conditions of water supply licences, or

the standard conditions of sewerage licences.

standard conditions contained in all water supply licences or sewerage licences, or

standard conditions contained in those water supply licences or sewerage licences that grant a particular authorisation or combination of authorisations.

stating that it proposes to make the modifications and setting out their effect;

stating the reasons why it proposes to make the modifications; and

specifying the time (not being less than twenty-eight days from the date of publication of the notice) within which representations or objections with respect to the proposed modifications may be made,

by publishing the notice in such manner as the Authority considers appropriate for the purpose of bringing the notice to the attention of persons likely to be affected by the making of the modifications; and

no notice of objection to those modifications is given by any relevant licence holder to the Authority within the time specified in the notice under subsection (3) above;

subsection (8) below applies to the case.

the effect of the standard conditions is such as to impose a burden affecting relevant licence holders in the carrying on of activities to which the modifications relate;

the modifications would remove or reduce the burden without removing any necessary protection; and

the modifications are such that no holder of a water supply licence F154or, as the case may be, a sewerage licence would be unduly disadvantaged in competing with other holders of such licences.

also make (as nearly as may be) the same modifications of those conditions for the purposes of their incorporation in F123water supply licences or, as the case may be, sewerage licences granted after that time; and

publish the modifications in such manner as it considers appropriate.

which is to be modified under the proposals by the inclusion of any new standard condition; or

which includes any standard conditions to which the proposals relate, other than standard conditions which are not in effect (by virtue of anything done under section 17H(4) above) at the time specified in the notice under subsection (3) above.

if so, whether the effects adverse to the public interest which those matters have, or may be expected to have, could be remedied or prevented by modifications of the conditions of the licence.

if so, whether the effects adverse to the public interest which those matters have, or may be expected to have, could be remedied or prevented by modifications of the standard conditions of licences of that description.

adding to the matters specified in the reference; or

excluding from the reference some of the matters so specified,

any effects adverse to the public interest which, in its opinion, the matters specified in the reference or variation have or may be expected to have; and

any modifications of the relevant conditions by which, in its opinion, those effects could be remedied or prevented.

publish particulars of the reference or variation in such manner as it considers appropriate for the purpose of bringing the reference or variation to the attention of persons likely to be affected by it; and

not to proceed with the reference; or

not to give effect to the variation,

any other assistance which the F14CMA may require, and which it is within the Authority’s power to give, in relation to any such matters,

publish that extension in such manner as the Authority considers appropriate for the purpose of bringing it to the attention of persons likely to be affected by it; and

send a copy of what has been published by it under paragraph (a) above to the holder of the licence or, as the case may be, the relevant licence holders.

section 109 (attendance of witnesses and production of documents etc);

section 110 (enforcement of powers under section 109: general);

section 111 (penalties);

section 112 (penalties: main procedural requirements);

section 113 (payments and interest by instalments);

section 114 (appeals in relation to penalties);

section 115 (recovery of penalties); and

section 116 (statement of policy).

for subsection (A1), there were substituted—

subsection (8A) were omitted.

subsection (2) were omitted; F76...

after subsection (3), there were inserted—

in subsection (9) the words from “or section” to “section 65(3))” were omitted.

shall include in the report definite conclusions on the questions comprised in the reference together with such an account of its reasons for those conclusions as in its opinion is expedient for facilitating a proper understanding of those questions and of its conclusions;

where it concludes that any of the matters specified in the reference operate, or may be expected to operate, against the public interest, shall specify in the report the effects adverse to the public interest which those matters have or may be expected to have; and

where it concludes that any adverse effects so specified could be remedied or prevented by modifications of the relevant conditions, shall specify in the report modifications by which those effects could be remedied or prevented.

commercial information whose disclosure the F85CMA thinks might significantly harm the legitimate business interests of the undertaking to which it relates; or

information relating to the private affairs of an individual whose disclosure the F85CMA thinks might significantly harm the individual’s interests.

not earlier than the relevant time, publish another copy of the report in such manner as it considers appropriate for bringing the report to the attention of persons likely to be affected by it.

fourteen days after the copy of the report in question is received by the Secretary of State and F129, if the report relates to water supply licences, the Assembly, or

if copies are received by them on different days, fourteen days after the later day.

the public interest; or

the commercial interests of any person.

includes conclusions to the effect that any of the matters specified in the reference operate, or may be expected to operate, against the public interest;

specifies effects adverse to the public interest which those matters have or may be expected to have;

includes conclusions to the effect that those effects could be remedied or prevented by modifications of the relevant conditions; and

specifies modifications by which those effects could be remedied or prevented,

the standard conditions of water supply licences or sewerage licences, or

the standard conditions of water supply licences or sewerage licences that grant a particular authorisation or combination of authorisations,

stating that it proposes to make the modifications and setting out their effect;

stating the reasons why it proposes to make the modifications; and

specifying the period (not being less than twenty-eight days from the date of publication of the notice) within which representations or objections with respect to the proposed modifications may be made,

by publishing the notice in such manner as the Authority considers appropriate for the purpose of bringing the matters to which the notice relates to the attention of persons likely to be affected by the making of the modifications;

by serving a copy of the notice on the holder of the licence in question or, as the case may be, the relevant licence holders; and

setting out the modifications it proposes to make to remedy or prevent the adverse effects specified in the report; and

stating the reasons for making the modifications.

make the modifications set out in the notice; or

if a direction under section 17P(1)(b) below has been given, make the modifications which are not specified in the direction.

also make (as nearly as may be) the same modifications of those conditions for the purposes of their incorporation in F146water supply licences or, as the case may be, sewerage licences granted after that time; and

publish the modifications made for those purposes in such manner as it considers appropriate.

not to make the modifications set out in that notice; or

not to make such of the modifications as may be specified in the direction;

within the period of four weeks after the date on which the F34CMA is given a notice under section 17O(6) above; and

on the application of the F34CMA ,

give notice setting out the modifications proposed by the Authority, the terms of the direction and the reasons for giving it; and

stating that it proposes to make the modifications and setting them out;

stating the reason why it proposes to make them;

specifying the period (not being less than twenty-eight days from the date of publication of the notice) within which representations or objections with respect to the proposed modifications may be made,

by publishing the notice in such manner as the F34CMA considers appropriate for the purpose of bringing it to the attention of persons likely to be affected by the making of the modifications;

the standard conditions of water supply licences or sewerage licences, or

the standard conditions of water supply licences or sewerage licences that grant a particular authorisation or combination of authorisations,

make (as nearly as may be) the same modifications of those conditions for the purposes of their incorporation in F21water supply licences or, as the case may be, sewerage licences granted after that time, and

publish the modifications made for those purposes in such manner as it considers appropriate.

commercial information whose disclosure the F127CMA thinks might significantly harm the legitimate business interests of the undertaking to which it relates; or

information relating to the private affairs of an individual whose disclosure the F127CMA thinks might significantly harm the individual’s interests.

section 109 (attendance of witnesses and production of documents etc);

section 110 (enforcement of powers under section 109: general);

section 111 (penalties);

section 112 (penalties: main procedural requirements);

section 113 (payments and interest by instalments);

section 114 (appeals in relation to penalties);

section 115 (recovery of penalties); and

section 116 (statement of policy).

for subsection (A1), there were substituted—

subsection (8A) were omitted.

subsection (2) were omitted,

after subsection (3), there were inserted—

in subsection (9) the words from “or section” to “section 65(3))” were omitted.

the conditions of a particular water supply or sewerage licence,

the standard conditions of water supply licences or sewerage licences, or

the standard conditions of water supply licences or sewerage licences that grant a particular authorisation or combination of authorisations,

an order under section 160 or 161 of that Act where the feature, or combination of features, of the market F28or markets in the United Kingdom for goods or services which prevents, restricts or distorts competition relates to activities authorised or regulated by F75a water supply licence or sewerage licence.