Water Services Act 2017

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Number 29of 2017


WATER SERVICES ACT 2017

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CONTENTS

PART 1

Preliminary and General

1. Short title, collective citation and commencement

2. Definitions

3. Expenses

4. Orders and regulations

5. Repeals and revocations

PART 2

Amendment of Water Services Act 2007

6. Amendment of section 2 of Act of 2007

7. Amendment of section 16 of Act of 2007

8. Review by Commission of rate of demand for water services provided to dwellings

9. Threshold amount and allowance amount

10. Provision of water services exceeding threshold amount

11. Notice of provision of water services exceeding threshold amount

12. Allowance for household size

13. Exemption where certain medical need

PART 3

Amendment of Water Services (No. 2) Act 2013

14. Amendment of section 2 of No. 2 Act of 2013

15. Amendment of section 21 of No. 2 Act of 2013

16. Amendment of section 22 of No. 2 Act of 2013

17. Amendment of section 32 of No. 2 Act of 2013

18. Water services policy statement

19. Strategic funding plan

20. Amendment of section 36 of No. 2 Act of 2013

PART 4

Amendment of Water Services Act 2014

21. No liability in respect of certain charges

22. Refunds

23. Customer dispute resolution: connection to, and use of, public water system

PART 5

Water Forum

Chapter 1

Establishment of Water Forum

24. Establishment day for Part 5

25. Establishment of Water Forum

26. Functions of Forum

27. Membership of Forum

28. Removal or resignation of member of Forum

Chapter 2

Operation of Water Forum

29. Chairperson of Forum

30. Chairing of meetings of Forum

Chapter 3

Administration and reporting

31. Grants to Forum

32. Annual report of Forum

PART 6

Dissolutions and Transfer of Functions

33. Definition

34. Dissolutions

35. Transfer of functions

36. References in enactments

37. Transfer of land and other property to Forum

38. Transfer of rights and liabilities, and continuation of leases, licences and permissions to Forum

39. Liability for loss occurring before establishment day

40. Provisions consequent upon transfer of functions, assets and liabilities to Forum

41. Records of dissolved bodies

PART 7

Water Advisory Body

42. Establishment day for Part 7

43. Establishment of Water Advisory Body

44. Functions of Advisory Body

45. Membership of Advisory Body

46. Chairperson of Advisory Body

47. Term of office of members

48. Resignation of member

49. Membership of either House of Oireachtas, European Parliament or local authority

50. Meetings and procedures of Advisory Body

51. Declaration of interests

52. Grants to Advisory Body and other support

53. Annual report of Advisory Body

PART 8

Miscellaneous Amendments relating to Finance

54. Transfer of local property tax to the Local Government Fund

55. Amendment of section 2 of Act of 1998

56. Amendment of section 4 of Act of 1998

57. Amendment of section 5 of Act of 1998

58. Amendment of section 6 of Act of 1998

59. Amendment of section 7 of Act of 1998

PART 9

Transitional Provision and Miscellaneous Amendments

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

61. Amendment of Valuation Act 2001

62. Amendment of section 70B of Act of 2007


Acts Referred to

Environmental Protection Agency Act 1992 (No. 7)

Ethics in Public Office Act 1995 (No. 22)

European Parliament Elections Act 1997 (No. 2)

Finance (Local Property Tax) Act 2012 (No. 52)

Fire Services Act 1981 (No. 30)

Freedom of Information Act 2014 (No. 30)

Local Government Act 1998 (No. 16)

Local Government Act 2001 (No. 37)

Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 (No. 39)

Valuation Act 2001 (No. 13)

Water Services (No. 2) Act 2013 (No. 50)

Water Services Act 2007 (No. 30)

Water Services Act 2013 (No. 6)

Water Services Act 2014 (No. 44)

Water Services Acts 2007 to 2015

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Number 29 of 2017


WATER SERVICES ACT 2017


An Act to provide for discontinuing and extinguishing liabilities in respect of charges imposed by Irish Water for the provision of water services to a dwelling; for refund of certain payments made in respect of charges so imposed; for setting a threshold amount; for liability to pay for provision by Irish Water of water services exceeding the threshold amount to a dwelling; for allowances and exemptions from that liability in certain circumstances; for funding for Irish Water; for establishment of a body to be known in the Irish language as An Fóram Uisce or in the English language as the Water Forum; for establishment of a body to be known in the Irish language as An Comhlacht Comhairleach Uisce or in the English language as the Water Advisory Body; for amending arrangements in relation to the Local Government Fund; for those purposes to amend the Local Government Act 1998 , the Valuation Act 2001 , the Water Services Act 2007 , the Water Services (No. 2) Act 2013 and the Water Services Act 2014 ; and to provide for matters connected therewith.

[17th November , 2017]

Be it enacted by the Oireachtas as follows: