Water Services Act 2013
Number 6 of 2013
WATER SERVICES ACT 2013
REVISED
Updated to 1 January 2023
This Revised Act is an administrative consolidation of the Water Services Act 2013. It is prepared by the Law Reform Commission in accordance with its function under the Law Reform Commission Act 1975 (3/1975) to keep the law under review and to undertake revision and consolidation of statute law.
All Acts up to and including the Local Government (Maternity Protection and Other Measures for Members of Local Authorities) Act 2022 (52/2022), enacted 21 December 2022, and all statutory instruments up to and including the Planning And Development And Foreshore (Amendment) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 1 of 2023), made 9 January 2023, were considered in the preparation of this Revised Act.
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Number 6 of 2013
WATER SERVICES ACT 2013
REVISED
Updated to 1 January 2023
ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
Preliminary and General
Section
1. Short title and commencement.
Subsidiary Company
5. Name and share capital of subsidiary.
6. Memorandum and articles of association of subsidiary.
7. Disqualification for office of director of subsidiary.
8. Membership of either House of Oireachtas or European Parliament.
9. Disclosure of interests by directors of subsidiary.
10. Disclosure of interests by members of staff of subsidiary.
11. Disclosure of confidential information.
12. Borrowing by Board and subsidiary. (Repealed)
13. Guarantee of borrowings of Board and subsidiary. (Repealed)
14. Provision of moneys for payments out of Central Fund. (Repealed)
16. Subsidiary’s capital commitments.
17. Accounts of subsidiary. (Repealed)
17B. Preparation and audit of statutory financial statements.
17C. Appointment of statutory auditor or firm.
17E. Presentation of financial statements and reports.
18. Annual report of subsidiary. (Repealed)
18AA. Accountability to Committee of Public Accounts.
Installation of Water Meters
20. Performance of certain functions by metering authorities. (Repealed)
22. Ownership of water meters.
Miscellaneous
24. Performance of functions generally.
25. Performance of functions preparatory to conferral of water services functions.
26. Provision of information to Board and subsidiary.
27. Performance of functions by Commission.
28. Amendment of section 105 of Act of 2007. (Repealed)
29. Amendment of Local Government (Financial Provisions) (No. 2) Act 1983.
31. Annual report of Board. (Repealed)
Acts Referred to
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1963, No. 33 |
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1990, No. 33 |
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Companies Acts |
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1983, No. 13 |
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2009, No. 20 |
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1999, No. 23 |
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1995, No. 22 |
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1997, No. 2 |
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1976, No. 30 |
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2002, No. 10 |
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2001, No. 37 |
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1983, No. 21 |
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1997, No. 29 |
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2000, No. 30 |
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2011, No. 40 |
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2004, No. 27 |
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2007, No. 30 |
Number 6 of 2013
WATER SERVICES ACT 2013
REVISED
Updated to 1 January 2023
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.
[20th March, 2013]
BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS:
Annotations
Modifications (not altering text):
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Name Irish Water construed (16.12.2022 with effect from 31.12.2022) by Water Services (Amendment) Act 2022 (39/2022), s. 5(1), (2)(a), S.I. No. 678 of 2022, art. 3(b). See also Water Services (Amendment) Act 2022 (Appointed Day) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 682 of 2022).
Change of Name of Irish Water
5. (1) The company known in the Irish language as Uisce Éireann and in the English language as Irish Water shall, on and from the day immediately before the appointed day, be known only as its name in the Irish language, Uisce Éireann.
(2) On and from the day specified in subsection (1)—
(a) references in any enactment, legal proceedings or other document to Irish Water shall be construed as references to Uisce Éireann only, and
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