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Transfer or extension of functions.
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27.— (1) Subject to subsection (2), and provided that the Minister is satisfied that democratic accountability for the function concerned will be ensured, where the Minister is satisfied that—
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(a) any function conferred on a water services authority by this Act could be effectively performed in lieu or in addition by the Minister, or other prescribed person,
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(b) any function conferred on the Minister could be performed in lieu or in addition by a water services authority or other prescribed person,
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the Minister may prescribe that the Minister, a water services authority or other person prescribed may perform the function with effect from a prescribed date.
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(2) The Minister shall consult with the water services authority and any person prescribed for the purposes of this section before he or she makes regulations under subsection (1).
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(3) Whenever regulations under subsection (1) are in operation in relation to a particular function, a reference in this Act or any other enactment to a water services authority shall, where appropriate, be construed as a reference to the Minister, or the person prescribed, as the case may be, and the function to which the regulations relate shall be a function of the Minister, or the person prescribed, as the case may be.
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(4) Whenever regulations under subsection (1) are in operation in relation to a particular function, a reference in this Act, or any other enactment, to the Minister, shall, where appropriate, be construed as a reference to a water services authority, or other prescribed person, and the function to which the regulations relate shall be a function of the water services authority, or the person prescribed, as the case may be.
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