S.L. 545.14 Art. 11Enforcement orders.

(1) Where the Regulator is satisfied that -

(a) a water supplier or sewerage services operator is contravening any condition of the licence, or,

(b) a water supplier or sewerage services operator is contravening any requirement imposed by law, or,

(c) there is persistent failure by a water supplier or sewerage services operator to meet the targets set by the Regulator, or,

(d) any person is carrying out any activities or providing any of the services referred to in these regulations without being authorised or licensed to do so by the Regulator, the Regulator may take such measures in respect of such water supplier, or sewerage services operator, or person, in accordance with the manner the Regulator may deem most fit.

(2) The Regulator may issue enforcement orders making such provisions as are requisite for the purpose of securing compliance with conditions or requirements referred to in subregulation (1).

(3) An enforcement order mentioned in subregulation (2) -

(a) shall require the water supplier, or sewerage services operator, or the person to which the order relates (according to the circumstances of the case) to do, or not to do, such things as are specified in the order or are of a description so specified;

(b) shall take effect at such time, being the earliest matters to which it refers to the attention of persons likely to be affected by the order;

(d) may be revoked at any time by the Regulator: Provided that in exercising the powers for the issue of an enforcement order, the Regulator may take account the nature of the failure, or the fact that the licensee is taking the appropriate steps, as it appears to the Regulator, to comply with the licence conditions or any other fact that the Regulator may deem relevant.