§ Mr. WigleyTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment (1) if he will list the directions made by his Department under section 30 of the Water Act 1973 since the implementation of the Act, giving the date of each such direction, the authority to which it applied and the nature of the change to which the direction referred;
(2) what directions he has made for the charges schemes under the provisions of section 31 (3) of the Water Act 1973 since that Act came into force, giving the date and the authorities subject to such directions in each instance.
§ Mr. MoynihanNo directions were given under section 30(5) and none have been given under section 3(4) of the Public Utility Transfers and Water Charges Act 1988 which has replaced it.
No directions have been given under section 31(3).
§ Mr. WigleyTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment on what dates since the implementation of the Water Act 1973 he has made regulations under section 32(2) of that Act with respect to the installation of meters.
§ Mr. MoynihanNo regulations were made under section 32(2) of the Water Act 1973, which was repealed by the Public Utility Transfers and Water Charges Act 1988. Two sets of regulations have been made under section 5 of the 1988 Act: the Water (Meters) Regulations 1988 No. 1048 and the Water (Meters) (Amendments) Regulations 1988 No. 1288. These were made on 14 June 1988 and 25 July 1988 respectively.