Water Services Act 2013 (No. 6 of 2013).
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Abstract
This Act provides for the establishment of Irish Water as a subsidiary of Bord Gáis Éireann. This subsidiary company will be responsible for the installation of water meters for domestic households connected to a public water supply. The Act provides for a water meter install programme and for powers related to installation such as the power to install pipes and the power to interrupt a water supply. The Act also removes the statutory prohibition on water charges for households based on usage and provides the Commission for Energy Regulation with a function to advise the Government in relation to the development of policy regarding the regulation of the provision of water services.
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An Act to make provision in relation to the installation and maintenance of water meters in dwellings; for that purpose to provide for the formation of a subsidiary company by Bord Gáis Éireann and the performance of certain functions under the Water Services Act 2007 by Bord Gáis Éireann and that subsidiary company; to amend the Gas Act 1976 and the Water Services Act 2007; to provide for the collection of certain information by Bord Gáis Éireann and that subsidiary company; and to provide for matters connected therewith.
Notes
All Acts up to and including Data Protection Act 2018 (7/2018), enacted 24 May 2018, and all statutory instruments up to and including Data Protection Act 2018 (Establishment Day) Order 2018 (S.I. No. 175 of 2018), made 24 May 2018, were considered in the preparation of this Revised Act.
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