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(LRC Revised)
Statutory Text (1 Articles)
Number 29 of 2017
WATER SERVICES ACT 2017
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 2017
. 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.
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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
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Number
29
of
2017
WATER SERVICES ACT 2017
REVISED
Updated to 1 June 2024
CONTENTS
PART 1
Preliminary and General
1. Short title, collective citation and commencement
2. Definitions
3. Expenses
4. Orders and regulations
5. Repeals and revocations
PART 2
Amendment of Water Services Act 2007
6. Amendment of section 2 of Act of 2007
7. Amendment of section 16 of Act of 2007
8. Review by Commission of rate of demand for water services provided to dwellings
9. Threshold amount and allowance amount
10. Provision of water services exceeding threshold amount
11. Notice of provision of water services exceeding threshold amount
12. Allowance for household size
13. Exemption where certain medical need
PART 3
Amendment of Water Services (No. 2) Act 2013
14. Amendment of section 2 of No. 2 Act of 2013
15. Amendment of section 21 of No. 2 Act of 2013
16. Amendment of section 22 of No. 2 Act of 2013
17. Amendment of section 32 of No. 2 Act of 2013
18. Water services policy statement
19. Strategic funding plan
20. Amendment of section 36 of No. 2 Act of 2013
PART 4
Amendment of Water Services Act 2014
21. No liability in respect of certain charges
22. Refunds
23. Customer dispute resolution: connection to, and use of, public water system
PART 5
Water Forum
Chapter 1
Establishment of Water Forum
24. Establishment day for Part 5
25. Establishment of Water Forum
26. Functions of Forum
27. Membership of Forum
28. Removal or resignation of member of Forum
Chapter 2
Operation of Water Forum
29. Chairperson of Forum
30. Chairing of meetings of Forum
Chapter 3
Administration and reporting
31. Grants to Forum
32. Annual report of Forum
PART 6
Dissolutions and Transfer of Functions
33. Definition
34. Dissolutions
35. Transfer of functions
36. References in enactments
37. Transfer of land and other property to Forum
38. Transfer of rights and liabilities, and continuation of leases, licences and permissions
to Forum
39. Liability for loss occurring before establishment day
40. Provisions consequent upon transfer of functions, assets and liabilities to Forum
41. Records of dissolved bodies
PART 7
Water Advisory Body
42. Establishment day for Part
7
(
Repealed
)
43. Establishment of Water Advisory
Body
(
Repealed
)
44. Functions of Advisory
Body
(
Repealed
)
45. Membership of Advisory
Body
(
Repealed
)
46. Chairperson of Advisory
Body
(
Repealed
)
47. Term of office of
members
(
Repealed
)
48. Resignation of member
(
Repealed
)
49. Membership of either House of
Oireachtas, European Parliament or local authority
(
Repealed
)
50. Meetings and procedures of
Advisory Body
(
Repealed
)
51. Declaration of interests
(
Repealed
)
52. Grants to Advisory Body and
other support
(
Repealed
)
53. Annual report of Advisory
Body
(
Repealed
)
PART 8
Miscellaneous Amendments relating to Finance
54. Transfer of local property tax to the Local Government Fund
55. Amendment of section 2 of Act of 1998
56. Amendment of section 4 of Act of 1998
57. Amendment of section 5 of Act of 1998
58. Amendment of section 6 of Act of 1998
59. Amendment of section 7 of Act of 1998
PART 9
Transitional Provision and Miscellaneous Amendments
60. Transitional matters affecting section 22 of No. 2 Act of 2013
61. Amendment of Valuation Act 2001
62. Amendment of section 70B of Act of 2007
Acts Referred to
Environmental Protection Agency Act 1992 (No. 7)
Ethics in Public Office Act 1995 (No. 22)
European Parliament Elections Act 1997 (No. 2)
Finance (Local Property Tax) Act 2012 (No. 52)
Fire Services Act 1981 (No. 30)
Freedom of Information Act 2014 (No. 30)
Local Government Act 1998 (No. 16)
Local Government Act 2001 (No. 37)
Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 (No. 39)
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 Act 2014 (No. 44)
Water Services Acts 2007 to 2015
Number
29
of
2017
WATER SERVICES ACT 2017
REVISED
Updated to 28 April
2023
An Act to provide for discontinuing
and extinguishing liabilities in respect of charges imposed by Irish Water for the
provision of water services to a dwelling; for refund of certain payments made in
respect
of charges so imposed; for setting a threshold amount; for liability to pay for provision
by Irish Water of water services exceeding the threshold amount to a dwelling; for
allowances and exemptions from that liability in certain circumstances; for funding
for
Irish Water; for establishment of a body to be known in the Irish language as An
Fóram Uisce or in the English language as the Water Forum; for establishment of a
body to be known in the Irish language as An Comhlacht Comhairleach Uisce or in the
English
language as the Water Advisory Body; for amending arrangements in relation to the
Local
Government Fund; for those purposes to amend the Local Government Act 1998, the Valuation
Act 2001, the Water Services Act 2007, the Water Services (No. 2) Act 2013 and the
Water
Services Act 2014; and to provide for matters connected therewith.
[17
th November
, 2017]
Be it enacted by the Oireachtas
as follows
CONTENTS
PART 1
Preliminary and General
1. Short title, collective citation and commencement
2. Definitions
3. Expenses
4. Orders and regulations
5. Repeals and revocations
PART 2
Amendment of Water Services Act 2007
6. Amendment of section 2 of Act of 2007
7. Amendment of section 16 of Act of 2007
8. Review by Commission of rate of demand for water services provided to dwellings
9. Threshold amount and allowance amount
10. Provision of water services exceeding threshold amount
11. Notice of provision of water services exceeding threshold amount
12. Allowance for household size
13. Exemption where certain medical need
PART 3
Amendment of Water Services (No. 2) Act 2013
14. Amendment of section 2 of No. 2 Act of 2013
15. Amendment of section 21 of No. 2 Act of 2013
16. Amendment of section 22 of No. 2 Act of 2013
17. Amendment of section 32 of No. 2 Act of 2013
18. Water services policy statement
19. Strategic funding plan
20. Amendment of section 36 of No. 2 Act of 2013
PART 4
Amendment of Water Services Act 2014
21. No liability in respect of certain charges
22. Refunds
23. Customer dispute resolution: connection to, and use of, public water system
PART 5
Water Forum
Chapter 1
Establishment of Water Forum
24. Establishment day for Part 5
25. Establishment of Water Forum
26. Functions of Forum
27. Membership of Forum
28. Removal or resignation of member of Forum
Chapter 2
Operation of Water Forum
29. Chairperson of Forum
30. Chairing of meetings of Forum
Chapter 3
Administration and reporting
31. Grants to Forum
32. Annual report of Forum
PART 6
Dissolutions and Transfer of Functions
33. Definition
34. Dissolutions
35. Transfer of functions
36. References in enactments
37. Transfer of land and other property to Forum
38. Transfer of rights and liabilities, and continuation of leases, licences and permissions
to Forum
39. Liability for loss occurring before establishment day
40. Provisions consequent upon transfer of functions, assets and liabilities to Forum
41. Records of dissolved bodies
PART 7
Water Advisory Body
42. Establishment day for Part
7
(
Repealed
)
43. Establishment of Water Advisory
Body
(
Repealed
)
44. Functions of Advisory
Body
(
Repealed
)
45. Membership of Advisory
Body
(
Repealed
)
46. Chairperson of Advisory
Body
(
Repealed
)
47. Term of office of
members
(
Repealed
)
48. Resignation of member
(
Repealed
)
49. Membership of either House of
Oireachtas, European Parliament or local authority
(
Repealed
)
50. Meetings and procedures of
Advisory Body
(
Repealed
)
51. Declaration of interests
(
Repealed
)
52. Grants to Advisory Body and
other support
(
Repealed
)
53. Annual report of Advisory
Body
(
Repealed
)
PART 8
Miscellaneous Amendments relating to Finance
54. Transfer of local property tax to the Local Government Fund
55. Amendment of section 2 of Act of 1998
56. Amendment of section 4 of Act of 1998
57. Amendment of section 5 of Act of 1998
58. Amendment of section 6 of Act of 1998
59. Amendment of section 7 of Act of 1998
PART 9
Transitional Provision and Miscellaneous Amendments
60. Transitional matters affecting section 22 of No. 2 Act of 2013
61. Amendment of Valuation Act 2001
62. Amendment of section 70B of Act of 2007
Number
29
of
2017