This Order brings into force further provisions of section 58 of the Water Act 2003 (”the Act”) and related consequential amendments and repeals.Section 58 of the Act makes amendments to provisions of the Water Industry Act 1991 (”the 1991 Act”) relating to fluoridation of water supplies.

Section 58 of the Act is in force, in relation to England, for limited purposes only: first, for the purpose of enabling the Secretary of State to make regulations on the consultation process which relevant authorities will have to follow before requesting water undertakers to enter into fluoridation arrangements or varying or terminating them. Secondly, section 58 of the Act is in force for the purpose of enabling the Secretary of State to make regulations in relation to indemnifying water undertakers and licensed water suppliers for liabilities they may incur in complying with arrangements for fluoridation.

The full text of the regulation can be accessed from:

http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si2008/uksi_20081922_en_1

Source: http://www.opsi.gov.uk/  (accessed 28/07/2008)

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