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# The Water Act 2014 (Commencement No. 1) Order 2014

## Title and introductory text {#prelims}

2014 No. 1823 (C. 82)
Water, England And Wales
Water Resources, England And Wales
The Water Act 2014 (Commencement No. 1) Order 2014
Made
8th July 2014
The Secretary of State and the Welsh Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 94(3) and (6) of, and Schedule 12 to, the Water Act 2014.

## 1 Citation and interpretation {#article-1}

(1) This Order may be cited as the Water Act 2014 (Commencement No. 1) Order 2014.
(2) In this Order “the Act” means the Water Act 2014.

## 2 Provisions coming into force on 14th July 2014 {#article-2}

The following provisions of the Act come into force on 14th July 2014—
(a) section 40(1) (charging of fees by assessors for the enforcement of water quality);
(b) Schedule 9 (publication requirements under the Land Drainage Act 1991).

## 3 Provision coming into force on 1st October 2014 {#article-3}

Section 59 of the Act (main rivers in England and Wales) comes into force on 1st October 2014.