Part 2: Legislative and executive competence: further provision Chapter 16: Water Section 51: Reciprocal cross-border duties in relation to water
This section puts a duty on the Welsh Ministers to have regard to the interests of consumers of water services in England when carrying out their functions relating to water resources, water supply or water quality. This section also puts a reciprocal duty on the Secretary of State (in practice the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) in relation to consumers of water services in Wales.