Water Services Act 2007

Functions of Minister in relation to water services strategic plans.

37.— The Minister, after consultation with the relevant water services authorities concerned, may—

(a) require 2 or more water services authorities to make a joint water services strategic plan under section 36 in respect of all or a specified part of their functional areas,

(b) require that the making of a water services strategic plan under section 36 by 2 or more water services authorities be co-ordinated in such manner in relation to such matters as the Minister may specify, and

(c) for stated reasons, require a water services authority or, as the case may be, 2 or more water services authorities, to revise (whether by addition or deletion) a water services strategic plan made by the authority or authorities concerned, or to replace the plan by a new water services strategic plan, by such date and in such a manner as the Minister may specify, which shall be not less than 3 months from the date of the issue of the requirement by the Minister,

and the water services authority or authorities concerned shall comply with any such requirement of the Minister.