Water Services Act 2017

PART 9

Transitional Provision and Miscellaneous Amendments

Transitional matters affecting section 22 of No. 2 Act of 2013

60. (1) Irish Water shall make such consequential amendments to the water charges plan in force on the coming into operation of sections 53A, 53B, 53C and 53D (inserted by sections 8 , 9 , 10 and 11 respectively) of the Act of 2007 as are necessary to give effect to those sections.

(2) Subsection (1) shall not be read as requiring, on the coming into operation of sections 53A, 53B, 53C and 53D of the Act of 2007—

(a) Irish Water to submit a water charges plan to the Commission under section 22 of the No. 2 Act of 2013, or

(b) the Commission to direct Irish Water to prepare and submit a water charges plan to the Commission under section 22(1) of the No. 2 Act of 2013.

(3) Irish Water shall when amending the water services plan under subsection (1) submit the plan which has been so amended to the Commission for approval under section 22(8) of the No. 2 Act of 2013.

(4) In this section “water charges plan” means the water charges plan approved by the Commission under section 22(8) of the No. 2 Act of 2013.