(LRC Revised)

Number 44 of 2014

WATER SERVICES ACT 2014

REVISED

Updated to 1 June 2024

Changes to legislation

as of 10 July 2026, this Act is up to date with all changes known to be in force.

This Revised Act is an administrative consolidation of the

Water Services Act 2014

. It is prepared by the Law Reform Commission in accordance with its function under

the

Law Reform Commission Act 1975

(3/1975) to keep the law under review and to undertake revision and consolidation

of statute law.

All Acts up to and including the

Research and Innovation Act 2024

(15/2024), enacted 4 June 2024, and all statutory instruments up to and

including the

Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 6) (Carer’s

Benefit and Carer’s Allowance – Earnings Disregard) Regulations 2024

(S.I. No. 275 of 2024), made 31 May 2024, were considered in the preparation of this

Revised Act.

Disclaimer: While every care has

been taken in the preparation of this Revised Act, the Law Reform Commission can assume

no responsibility for and give no guarantees, undertakings or warranties concerning

the

accuracy, completeness or up to date nature of the information provided and does not

accept any liability whatsoever arising from any errors or omissions. Please notify

any

errors, omissions and comments by email to revisedacts@lawreform.ie.

Number

44

of

2014

WATER SERVICES ACT 2014

REVISED

Updated to 1 June 2024

CONTENTS

Section

1. Definitions

2. Plebiscite on ownership of Irish Water

3. Water charges - dwellings

3A. Payment of charge on sale of property

(repealed)

3B. No liability in respect of certain charges

3C. Refunds

4. Late payment charge - dwellings

5. Water conservation grant

5A. Water conservation grant - database

6. Prohibition on reduction of supply to dwelling

7. Public Water Forum

8. Customer dispute resolution

8A. Customer dispute resolution: connection to, and use of, public water system

9. Superannuation

10. Loans relating to property

11. Abolition of power of Irish Water to require PPS numbers of its customers

12. Public water services property not rateable

13. Increase in membership of board of Ervia

14. Regulations and orders

15. Expenses

16. Short title and collective citation

Acts Referred to

Companies Acts

Gas Act 1976

(No. 30)

Gas Regulation Act 2013

(No. 39)

Health Service Executive (Financial Matters) Act 2014

(No. 17)

Housing Finance Agency Act 1981

(No. 37)

Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2014

(No. 16)

Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005

(No. 26)

Valuation Act 2001

(No. 13)

Water Services (No. 2) Act 2013

(No. 50)

Water Services Act 2007

(No. 30)

Water Services Act 2013

(No. 6)

Water Services Acts 2007 to 2013

Number

44

of

2014

WATER SERVICES ACT 2014

REVISED

Updated to 1 June 2024

An Act to make provision, should the Government with the consent of both Houses of

the Oireachtas propose to alienate the shareholding in Irish Water of the Minister

for the Environment, Community and Local Government and the Minister for Finance,

for the holding of a Plebiscite of the People to decide upon the proposal; to provide

for the maximum level of charges that Irish Water may impose on a person in respect

of the provision of water services to a dwelling, for the payment of a grant to householders

for the conservation of water, for the establishment by the Commission for Energy

Regulation of a public water forum, for the provision by the Commission for Energy

Regulation of dispute resolution procedures for customers of Irish Water and for matters

relating to the superannuation of persons employed with Irish Water before those persons

entered into service with Irish Water; to rescind the power of Irish Water to require

the personal public service number of its customers; to increase the membership of

the Board of Ervia; to amend the Water Services Acts 2007 to 2013, the First Schedule

to the

Gas Act 1976

, Schedule 4 to the

Valuation Act 2001

and Schedule 5 to the

Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005

; and to provide for connected matters.

[28

th December

, 2014]

Be it enacted by the Oireachtas as follows

Annotations

Editorial Notes

E1

Collectively cited

Valuation Acts

listed as legislation, the responsibility for which is primarily that of a Government

Minister, which confers functions on local authorities or classes of local authorities

(1.01.2002) by

Local Government Act 2001

(37/2001), s. 63(2)(a)(ii) and sch. 12 part 2, S.I. No. 588 of 2001.

Annotations

Editorial Notes

E1

Collectively cited

Valuation Acts

listed as legislation, the responsibility for which is primarily that of a Government

Minister, which confers functions on local authorities or classes of local authorities

(1.01.2002) by

Local Government Act 2001

(37/2001), s. 63(2)(a)(ii) and sch. 12 part 2, S.I. No. 588 of 2001.

CONTENTS

Section

1. Definitions

2. Plebiscite on ownership of Irish Water

3. Water charges - dwellings

3A. Payment of charge on sale of property

(repealed)

3B. No liability in respect of certain charges

3C. Refunds

4. Late payment charge - dwellings

5. Water conservation grant

5A. Water conservation grant - database

6. Prohibition on reduction of supply to dwelling

7. Public Water Forum

8. Customer dispute resolution

8A. Customer dispute resolution: connection to, and use of, public water system

9. Superannuation

10. Loans relating to property

11. Abolition of power of Irish Water to require PPS numbers of its customers

12. Public water services property not rateable

13. Increase in membership of board of Ervia

14. Regulations and orders

15. Expenses

16. Short title and collective citation

Number

44

of

2014