Legal background
The Act makes provision for new policy to improve the regulation of water and sewerage companies and to extend the powers of the regulators: Ofwat, the Environment Agency, Natural Resources Body for Wales and the Drinking Water Inspectorate. The following significant legislation is referenced or amended by this Act:
Water Industry Act 1991
Environment Act 1995
Environment Act 2021
Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2016
Pollution Prevention and Control Act 1999
Regulatory Enforcement and Sanctions Act 2008
Security and Emergency Measures (SEMD) Direction 2022
Water Resources Act 1991
Water Act 2014
Digital Economy Act 2017
	Otherwise, the relevant legal background is explained in the policy background section of these Notes.