| Short Title: | Water Industry Act 1991 |
| Type: | Act |
| Parliament: | Parliament of the United Kingdom |
| Long Title: | An Act to consolidate enactments relating to the supply of water and the provision of sewerage services, with amendments to give effect to recommendations of the Law Commission. |
| Statute Book Chapter: | 1991 c. 56 |
| Territorial Extent: | England and Wales (except certain provisions) |
| Royal Assent: | 25 July 1991 |
| Status: | Amended |
| Original Text: | https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1991/56/enacted |
| Use New Uk-Leg: | yes |
The Water Industry Act 1991 (c. 56) is an Act of the United Kingdom Parliament consolidating previous enactments relating to the water supply and the provision of wastewater services in England and Wales. It further implemented recommendations of the Law Commission.
The Act is divided into eight parts and a further 15 Schedules are attached
Notable schedule within the act include 4 Customer Service Committees; 5 Pressure and Constancy of Supply; 6 Rights of Entry; 9 & 12 Compensation Provisions.
As of 1 April 2005 the full list of undertakers was [1]
Part 3 imposes a duty to maintain an efficient and economical water supply system and proscribes minimum standards of performance in connection with water supply.
Clause 67 of the act allows the Secretary of State to proscribe Standards of wholesomeness for water; prescribing the purposes for which the water is to be suitable; substances that are to be present or absent and the concentrations.
Part 4 deals with sewers.
Under Section 104 a developer can build sewers and agree that the water company will adopt them later.[2]