Amendments made: 24, page 164, line 44, at end insert—

24A (1) Section 38ZA (standards of performance in connection with the supply of water: water supply licensees) (inserted by section 29) is amended as follows.

(2) In subsection (1), the words “or restricted retail authorisations” are repealed.

(3) In subsection (6), for the definition of “the Minister” there is substituted—

“the Minister” means—

(a) the Secretary of State, in respect of the supply of water by a water supply licensee in accordance with the licensee’s retail authorisation using the supply system of a water undertaker whose area is wholly or mainly in England;(b) the Welsh Ministers, in respect of the supply of water by a water supply licensee in accordance with the licensee’s retail authorisation using the supply system of a water undertaker whose area is wholly or mainly in Wales;”.’.

Amendment 25, page 165, line 4, at end insert—

26A In section 63AC(4) (as substituted by section31), the words “or a restricted retail authorisation” are repealed.’.

Amendment 26, page 166, line 27, at end insert—

35A (1) Section 95ZA (standards of performance in connection with provision of sewerage services: sewerage licensees) (inserted by section 30) is amended as follows.

(2) In the following places—

(a) the opening words of subsection (1),

(b) subsection (1)(b)(i), and

(c) subsection (2),

for “the Secretary of State” there is substituted “the Minister”.

(3) In subsection (2), for “Secretary of State’s” there is substituted “Minister’s”.

(4) After subsection (5) there is inserted—

(6) In this section—

“the Minister” means—

(a) the Secretary of State, in respect of the provision of services by a sewerage licensee in accordance with the licensee’s retail authorisation using the sewerage system of a sewerage undertaker whose area is wholly or mainly in England;(b) the Welsh Ministers, in respect of the provision of services by a sewerage licensee in accordance with the licensee’s retail authorisation using the sewerage system of a sewerage undertaker whose area is wholly or mainly in Wales;

“prescribed” means prescribed by regulations made by the Minister.”’.

Amendment 27, page 166, line 27, at end insert—

35B In section 96ZA (procedure for regulations under section 95ZA) (inserted by section30), for subsection (2) there is substituted—

(2) In the application of section 96 by virtue of subsection (1)—

(a) a reference to a sewerage undertaker is to be treated as a reference to a sewerage licensee, and

(b) a reference to the Secretary of State is to be treated as a reference to the Minister (as defined in section 95ZA(6)).

(3) Regulations under section 95ZA are to be made by statutory instrument.

(4) A statutory instrument containing regulations under section 95ZA is subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of—

(a) either House of Parliament, in the case of regulations made by the Secretary of State;

(b) the National Assembly for Wales, in the case of regulations made by the Welsh Ministers.

(5) Section 213(2) to (2B) applies to regulations made by the Welsh Ministers under section 95ZA as it applies to regulations made by the Secretary of State.”’.

Amendment 28, page 169, line 13, at end insert—

44A In section 195(3AA), after “water supply licensee” there is inserted “or a sewerage licensee”.’.—

(Dan Rogerson.)