A Bill to omit from the Water Industry Act 1991 provision enabling water companies to make an application for a change to the date by which a penalty or portion of a penalty must be paid or to appeal to the High Court in respect of such a date; and for connected purposes.
House of Commons
Freddie van MierloLiberal Democrat
6 May 2026
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This bill would remove a clause in the Water Industry Act 1991 that currently lets water companies ask to change the date by which penalties must be paid, or challenge that date in the High Court. By removing this option, water companies would no longer be able to alter penalty payment deadlines through applications or court appeals. It is a small, technical change to water regulation.
The bill has completed its first reading and is now at the second reading in the House of Commons.
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15 Apr 2026
The 2024-2026 session of Parliament has come to an end so the House of Commons is now prorogued until the next session begins on 13 May 2026. Prorogation is the formal end to the parliamentary year.
This Bill will therefore make no further progress.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
