46. The Act of 2013 is amended—

(a) in section 5 by substituting the following subsection for subsection (6):

“(6) (a) The Board shall not alienate the share issued to it in accordance with subsection (4).

(b) The Minister shall not alienate the shares issued to him or her in accordance with subsection (4).

(c) The Minister for Finance shall not alienate the shares issued to him or her in accordance with subsection (4).”,

(b) in section 18, by inserting “and the Water Services (No. 2) Act 2013” after “under this Act”, and

(c) in subsection (2) of section 27, by substituting the following paragraph for paragraph (b):

“(b) consult with the subsidiary, members of the public or such other persons as it considers appropriate in relation to the performance of any of its functions under this Act or the Water Services (No. 2) Act 2013.”.