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Water Services Act 2014
No. 44 of 2014
Contents
Commencement
| Section | Commencement/Effective Date Where the commencement and effective dates differ, the effective date is shown below.
|
Commencement Information |
|---|---|---|
| Ss. 1-10 | 28 December 2014 | Commenced on enactment |
| S. 11 | 1 January 2018 | Water Services Act 2014 (Section 11) (Commencement) Order 2017 (S.I. No. 611 of 2017), art. 2 |
| Ss. 12-16 | 28 December 2014 | Commenced on enactment |
Amendments and other effects
| How Affected | Affecting Provision | Affecting Provision Commencement/Effective Date
Where the commencement and effective dates differ, the effective date is shown below.
|
Commencement Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Act included in collectively cited Water Services Acts | s. 16(2) | ||
| Act, s. 12 included in collectively cited Valuation Acts | Valuation (Amendment) Act 2015 (10/2015), s. 46(2) | 8 June 2015 | Valuation (Amendment) Act 2015 (Commencement) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 229 of 2015), art. 2 |
| S. 3(1) amended | Water Services (Amendment) Act 2016 (7/2016), s. 2(a)(i) | 26 July 2016 | Commenced on enactment |
| S. 3(1A) inserted | Water Services (Amendment) Act 2016 (7/2016), s. 2(a)(ii) | 26 July 2016 | Commenced on enactment |
| S. 3(3)-(15) deleted | Water Services Act 2017 (29/2017), ss. 1(3), 5(1)(b)(i) | 17 November 2017 | Water Services Act 2017 (Commencement) Order 2017 (S.I. No. 511 of 2017), art. 2(b) |
| S. 3(16)(a) deleted | Water Services Act 2017 (29/2017), ss. 1(3), 5(1)(b)(i) | 17 November 2017 | Water Services Act 2017 (Commencement) Order 2017 (S.I. No. 511 of 2017), art. 2(b) |
| S. 3(18) amended | Water Services (Amendment) Act 2016 (7/2016), s. 2(a)(iii) | 26 July 2016 | Commenced on enactment |
| S. 3A inserted | Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2015 (No. 29 of 2015), ss. 1(4), 48 | 1 January 2016 | Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2015 (Commencement) (No. 3) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 537 of 2015), art. 2 |
| S. 3A deleted | Water Services Act 2017 (29/2017), ss. 1(3), 5(1)(b)(ii) | 17 November 2017 | Water Services Act 2017 (Commencement) Order 2017 (S.I. No. 511 of 2017), art. 2(b) |
| S. 3B inserted | Water Services Act 2017 (29/2017), ss. 1(3), 21 | 17 November 2017 | Water Services Act 2017 (Commencement) Order 2017 (S.I. No. 511 of 2017), art. 2(d) |
| S. 3C inserted | Water Services Act 2017 (29/2017), ss. 1(3), 22 | 17 November 2017 | Water Services Act 2017 (Commencement) Order 2017 (S.I. No. 511 of 2017), art. 2(e) |
| S. 4 deleted | Water Services Act 2017 (29/2017), ss. 1(3), 5(1)(b)(iii) | 17 November 2017 | Water Services Act 2017 (Commencement) Order 2017 (S.I. No. 511 of 2017), art. 2(b) |
| S. 4(5) inserted | Water Services (Amendment) Act 2016 (7/2016), s. 2(b) | 26 July 2016 | Commenced on enactment |
| S. 5(3) amended | Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2015 (No. 29 of 2015), ss. 1(4), 49(a) | 31 August 2015 | Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2015 (Commencement) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 358 of 2015), art. 2(h) |
| S. 5(3A) inserted | Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2015 (No. 29 of 2015), ss. 1(4), 49(b) | 31 August 2015 | Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2015 (Commencement) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 358 of 2015), art. 2(h) |
| S. 5(3A) references construed | Housing (Regulation of Approved Housing Bodies) Act 2019 (47/2019), ss. 1(3), 68 | 1 January 2022 | Housing (Regulation of Approved Housing Bodies) Act 2019 (Commencement) (No. 3) Order 2021 (S.I. No. 728 of 2021), art. 2(f) |
| S. 5A inserted | Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2015 (No. 29 of 2015), ss. 1(4), 50 | 31 August 2015 | Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2015 (Commencement) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 358 of 2015), art. 2(h) |
| S. 7 deleted | Water Services Act 2017 (29/2017), ss. 1(3), 5(1)(b)(iv) | 17 November 2017 | Water Services Act 2017 (Commencement) Order 2017 (S.I. No. 511 of 2017), art. 2(b) |
| S. 8A inserted | Water Services Act 2017 (29/2017), ss. 1(3), 23 | 1 February 2022 | Water Services Act 2017 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 22 of 2022), art. 2 |
| S. 9 functions vested in Ervia transferred and references construed | Gas (Amendment) and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2024(11/2024), ss. 1(2), 11 | 1 June 2024 | Gas (Amendment) and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 208 of 2024), art. 4 |
| S. 13 functions vested in Ervia transferred and references construed | Gas (Amendment) and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2024(11/2024), ss. 1(2), 11 | 1 June 2024 | Gas (Amendment) and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 208 of 2024), art. 4 |
SIs made under the Act
| Section | SIs made under the Act |
|---|---|
| S. 3(1A)(b) | Water Services Act 2014 (Extension of Suspension of Domestic Water Charges) Order 2017. (S.I. No. 118 of 2017) |
| S. 3(1A)(c) | Water Services Act 2014 (Extension of Suspension of Domestic Water Charges) (Amendment) Order 2017 (S.I. No. 330 of 2017) |
| Water Services Act 2014 (Extension of Suspension of Domestic Water Charges) Order 2017. (S.I. No. 118 of 2017) | |
| S. 3(14) | Water Services Act 2014 (Irish Water Customer Registration) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 34 of 2015) |
| S. 5 | Water Services Act 2014 (Water Conservation Grant) (Amendment) Regulations 2015 (S.I. No. 434 of 2015) |
| Water Services Act 2014 (Water Conservation Grant) Regulations 2015 (S.I. No. 275 of 2015) | |
| S. 7(4) | Water Services Act 2014 (Public Water Forum) (Amendment) Regulations 2015 (S.I. No. 405 of 2015) |
| Water Services Act 2014 (Public Water Forum) Regulations 2015 (S.I. No. 234 of 2015) | |
| S. 9(4) | Irish Water (Previous Service) Superannuation Scheme 2016 (S.I. No. 57 of 2016) |