Water Services Act 2017
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Refunds | ||
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22. The Act of 2014 is amended by the insertion of the following section after section 3B (inserted by section 21 ): | ||
“3C. (1) Irish Water shall make a payment to a customer of the amount which has been paid by that customer of a charge imposed by Irish Water for the provision by Irish Water of water services to a dwelling. | ||
(2) The payment by Irish Water under subsection (1) shall be made in relation to the charge imposed for the provision of water services (other than a charge under paragraph (b) of section 3(16)) to a dwelling in respect of the period commencing on 1 January 2015 and ending on 31 March 2016. | ||
(3) As soon as practicable, and in any event not later than one month after the coming into operation of this section, the Minister shall, for the purposes of this section, give a direction in writing to Irish Water. | ||
(4) A direction of the Minister under subsection (3) shall direct— | ||
(a) Irish Water to make payments to customers for the purposes of this section, | ||
(b) the manner in which payments under this section shall be made, | ||
(c) Irish Water to make payments, within the period specified in the direction, and | ||
(d) Irish Water to inform customers of its complaints process under section 32(2)(ee) (inserted by section 17 (b) of the Water Services Act 2017) of the No. 2 Act of 2013. | ||
(5) The Minister, by direction in writing, may, for the purposes of this section, amend or revoke a direction under this section (including a direction under this subsection). | ||
(6) As soon as practicable after giving a direction to Irish Water under subsection (3) or (5) the Minister shall— | ||
(a) cause the direction to be published in Iris Oifigiúil, and | ||
(b) lay a copy of the direction before each House of the Oireachtas. | ||
(7) Irish Water shall comply with a direction under this section within the time specified in the direction.”. |