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Water Services Act 2021

Provisions relating to supply of drinking water - Authorisations

72: Regulations relating to authorisations

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"Rules about getting and keeping licences and permits for water services"

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The law says regulations can be made about authorisations, which include licences, certifications, registrations, and permits. You can find more information about these regulations in section 200. These regulations can cover things like who needs to be authorised and how authorisations are granted or cancelled. The regulations can also cover what evidence and information you need to provide when applying for an authorisation. They can include rules about exemptions from needing an authorisation and how authorisations can be varied by the Water Services Authority. The regulations can also cover the authorisation of people who will be involved in authorising others, like trainers or auditors. The law also says the regulations can cover things like reviewing or appealing decisions about authorisations. They can include rules about who is eligible to apply for an authorisation and how authorisations are monitored or audited. The regulations can also cover things like training or supervision for people with authorisations and the conditions of authorisations. The regulations can also cover fees for applying for or renewing an authorisation. They can include rules about keeping a register of authorisations and how to access that register. The law also says the regulations can cover recognising authorisations from other areas or countries and time frames for getting an authorisation.

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Part 2Provisions relating to supply of drinking water
Authorisations

72Regulations relating to authorisations

  1. Regulations made under section 200 may prescribe matters relating to authorisations (including licences, certifications, registrations, and permits), qualifications, skills, and experience for the purposes of this subpart, including providing for—

  2. requirements to be authorised:
    1. the grant, issue, renewal, variation, suspension, cancellation, expiry, and replacement of authorisations:
      1. the evidence and information to be provided in relation to applications (for example, statutory declarations, qualifications, or compliance certificates):
        1. exemptions from a requirement to be authorised:
          1. variations of authorisations by the Water Services Authority, whether on application or otherwise:
            1. the authorisation of persons who are to be involved in the authorisation of other persons (for example, as trainers, assessors, auditors, reviewers, or compliance certifiers):
              1. the authorisation of persons to authorise other persons (for example, through accreditation, certification, or verification):
                1. the grant, issue, renewal, suspension, or cancellation of authorisations granted by persons referred to in paragraph (f):
                  1. processes for the review of or appeal against decisions in respect of authorisations, including ensuring that the person concerned is given a reasonable opportunity to be heard:
                    1. the eligibility requirements for applicants for authorisations:
                      1. the grounds and processes for regular monitoring, auditing, or review of authorisations, including powers to request or require information from authorised persons:
                        1. the grounds and processes for training or supervision in relation to authorisations:
                          1. conditions of authorisations:
                            1. fees for the applications for the grant, issue, renewal, variation, audit, or review of authorisations, or the basis on which the amount of fee is to be calculated or ascertained:
                              1. the keeping of 1 or more registers of authorisations, and for access to those registers:
                                1. the recognition of authorisations granted under other enactments or by other jurisdictions, and any exceptions to such recognition:
                                  1. time frames within which persons must obtain authorisations.

                                    Notes
                                    • Section 72(e): amended, on , by section 111(2) of the Local Government (Water Services) (Repeals and Amendments) Act 2025 (2025 No 43).