Water Services Act 2017

PART 2

Amendment of Water Services Act 2007

Amendment of section 2 of Act of 2007

6. Section 2(1) of the Act of 2007 is amended by the insertion of the following definitions:

“ ‘allowance amount’ means the allowance specified by order under subsection (1)(b) or (4)(b) of section 53B (inserted by section 9 of the Water Services Act 2017);

‘average rate’ has the meaning assigned to it by section 53A (inserted by section 8 of the Water Services Act 2017);

‘Commission’ means—

(a) before 2 October 2017, the Commission for Energy Regulation, and

(b) by virtue of the Change of Name of Commission for Energy Regulation to Commission for Regulation of Utilities (Appointed Day) Order 2017 ( S.I. No. 397 of 2017 ), on and from 2 October 2017, the Commission for Regulation of Utilities;

‘customer’ has the meaning assigned to it by the Water Services (No. 2) Act 2013 ;

‘dwelling’ means a premises occupied by a person as his or her place of private residence (whether or not as his or her principal private residence);

‘recommended allowance’ has the meaning assigned to it by section 53A (inserted by section 8 of the Water Services Act 2017);

‘threshold amount’ means the threshold amount specified by order under subsection (1)(a) or (4)(a) of section 53B (inserted by section 9 of the Water Services Act 2017);”.