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Water Services Act 2021

Standards, enforcement, and other matters - Monitoring and reporting on environmental performance of networks

142: Collection of information for monitoring and reporting on environmental performance

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"Water Services Authority collects info to check environmental performance"

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The Water Services Authority can collect information it needs to monitor and report on environmental performance. You may be required to provide this information if the Water Services Authority asks for it. You must provide the information in the way set out in regulations made under section 200, or as specified by the Water Services Authority if no regulations have been made.

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142Collection of information for monitoring and reporting on environmental performance

  1. The Water Services Authority may collect, or require a person to provide, the information it considers necessary to achieve the purposes specified in section 141.

  2. Any person required to provide information under subsection (1) must provide the information to the Water Services Authority in accordance with—

  3. regulations made under section 200; or
    1. if no applicable regulations have been made under section 200, any requirements specified by the Water Services Authority.

      Notes
      • Section 142(1): amended, on , by section 111(2) of the Local Government (Water Services) (Repeals and Amendments) Act 2025 (2025 No 43).
      • Section 142(2): replaced, on , by section 163 of the Local Government (Water Services) (Repeals and Amendments) Act 2025 (2025 No 43).