203 Power to acquire information for enforcement purposes
Water Industry Act 1991 (1991 c 56) | Legislation

203  Power to acquire information for enforcement purposes

[(1)     The Minister or the Authority may serve a notice under subsection (2) in respect of—

(a)     a company that holds an appointment as a relevant undertaker, if of the opinion that Condition 1 is satisfied, or

(b)     a person who holds a licence under Chapter 1A of Part 2, if of the opinion that Condition 2 is satisfied.

(1A)     Condition 1 is that the company—

(a)     may be contravening, or may have contravened, a condition of the appointment or a statutory or other requirement enforceable under section 18,

(b)     may be causing or contributing to, or may have caused or contributed to, a contravention by another company holding an appointment as a relevant undertaker of a condition of the appointment or a statutory or other requirement enforceable under section 18,

(c)     may be causing or contributing to, or may have caused or contributed to, a contravention by a person holding a licence under Chapter 1A of Part 2 of a condition of the licence or a statutory or other requirement enforceable under section 18,

(d)     has not met the standards prescribed under section 38(2) in connection with the provision of supplies

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