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A BILL FOR A LAW TO AMEND THE WATER AUTHORITY LAW (2011 REVISION) AS A CONSEQUENCE OF THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE UTILITY REGULATION AND COMPETITION OFFICE; TO TRANSFER THE WATER AUTHORITY\u2019S ECONOMIC REGULATORY RESPONSIBILITIES TO THE UTILITY REGULATION AND COMPETITION OFFICE; AND FOR INCIDENTAL AND CONNECTED PURPOSES The Water Authority (Amendment) Bill, 2017 The Water Authority (Amendment) Bill, 2017 THE WATER AUTHORITY (AMENDMENT) BILL, 2017 MEMORANDUM OF OBJECTS AND REASONS This Bill amends the Water Authority Law (2011 Revision), as a consequence of the establishment of the Utility Regulation and Competition Office. The Water Authority\u2019s economic regulatory responsibilities would be transferred to that Office. Clause 1 of the Bill provides for the short title and commencement of the legislation. Clause 2 amends section 2 of the principal Law to define various terms for the purposes of the legislation. Clause 3 of the Bill renames the heading of Part II of the principal Law to make it clear that Part II deals with the establishment, functions and duties of the Water Authority. Clauses 4 and 5, respectively, amend sections 6 and 7 of the principal Law, to remove a number of the Authority\u2019s regulatory powers (for example, the power to monitor and regulate the tariffs, rate structures and terms and conditions for water supply and wastewater services charged to consumers). Clause 6 inserts into the principal Law section 65A which makes provision for a compensation order by a court in any case where a person is convicted of an offence under the principal Law. Clause 7 of the Bill removes the power to make regulations in respect of certain matters. Clause 8 deletes references to the \u201cGovernor in Cabinet\u201d and substitutes references to the \u201cCabinet\u201d in order to comply with Constitutional requirements. Clause 9 contains transitional provisions. 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(1) This Law may be cited as the Water Authority (Amendment) Law, 2017. (2) This Law shall come into force on such date as may be appointed by Order made by the Cabinet and different dates may be appointed for different provisions of this Law and in relation to different matters. 2. The Water Authority Law (2011 Revision), in this Law referred to as the \u201cprincipal Law\u201d is amended in section 2(1) as follows - (a) by inserting, in the appropriate alphabetical sequence, the following definitions - \u201cadministrative determination\u201d has the meaning assigned to that expression by section 2(1) of the Utility Regulation and Competition Law, 2016; Short title and commencement Amendment of section 2 of the Water Authority Law (2011 Revision)- definitions and interpretation The Water Authority (Amendment) Bill, 2017 \u201cconcession\u201d means an instrument by which the Cabinet grants a right or privilege enabling a person - (a) to produce or supply water, or both, under the Water (Production and Supply) Law, 2011; or (b) to collect, convey and treat wastewater under the Wastewater Collection and Treatment Law, 2011; \u201cnon-potable water\u201d means water which may or may not be potable water but can be beneficially used, and does not include process water, wastewater or trade effluent; \u201cOffice\u201d means the Utility Regulation and Competition Office established under section 4 of the Utility Regulation and Competition Law, 2016; \u201cpotable water\u201d means water which is intended for consumption by humans, that is, water which has no impurities present in amounts sufficient to cause disease or harmful physiological effects, and the bacteriological and chemical and aesthetic quality parameters of which comply with values established under section 4 of the Public Health Law (2002 Revision) or, if none have been established, standards established by the Authority; \u201cservice provider\u201d means the Authority or any concessionaire that has been issued with a licence by the Office to provide water or wastewater services; \u201cwastewater\u201d means any waste substance, liquid or solid, associated with human habitation, or which contains or may be contaminated with human or animal excrement or offal; \u201cwater\u201d means potable water and non-potable water; and \u201cwater resources\u201d includes - (a) water flowing or situated upon the surface of any land; (b) water flowing or contained in any natural course for water or any lake or spring, whether or not it has been altered or artificially improved; (c) estuarine or coastal water; (d) groundwater, including groundwater lens; and (e) any watercourse;\u201d; The Water Authority (Amendment) Bill, 2017 (b) by deleting the definition of the word \u201cconcessionaire\u201d and substituting the following definition - \u201c \u201cconcessionaire\u201d means a person to whom a concession has been granted;\u201d; (c) by deleting the definition of the word \u201cGovernor\u201d; (d) by deleting the definition of the words \u201crate cap and adjustment mechanism\u201d and substituting the following definition - \u201c \u201c rate cap and adjustment mechanism\u201d means the mechanism for determining and modifying prices for services rendered by the Authority or a concessionaire to consumers, as approved by the Office and specified by the Office in administrative determinations issued by the Office in respect of the Authority or in a licence issued by the Office to a concessionaire;\u201d; and (e) in the definition of the words \u201cpublic water supply system\u201d by inserting after the word \u201cAuthority\u201d the words \u201cor a concessionaire\u201d. 3. The principal Law is amended by deleting the heading of Part II and substituting the following heading - \u201cPART II - Establishment, functions and duties of the Water Authority\u201d. 4. The principal Law is amended in section 6 as follows - (a) in paragraphs (a) and (b) by deleting the words \u201con terms to be agreed by the Authority\u201d and substituting the words \u201cforms part of investment plans approved by the Office\u201d; and (b) by repealing paragraph (d). 5. The principal Law is amended in section 7 as follows - (a) in subsection (1) - (i) by deleting the words \u201cincluding the sole right\u201d and substituting the words \u201cincluding (subject to any concession in force) the sole right\u201d; (ii) by inserting the word \u201cand\u201d at the end of paragraph (g); (iii) in paragraph (h) by deleting \u201c; and\u201d and substituting a full stop; and (iv) by repealing paragraph (i); (b) in subsection (4) by inserting after the word \u201cappropriate\u201d the words \u201cbut rates and charges for the provision of water supply and wastewater services shall not be fixed or imposed without the prior written approval of the Office\u201d; Amendment of heading of Part II - Central Administration Amendment of section 6 - duty of Authority in regard to water supply and sewerage Amendment of section 7 - powers of Authority in regard to water supply and sewerage The Water Authority (Amendment) Bill, 2017 (c) by repealing subsections (5), (6), (8), (9) and (10); and (d) by repealing subsection (7) and substituting the following subsection - \u201c(7) The Authority shall - (a) establish minimum safety standards for the production and supply of water and for wastewater systems and the Office shall include provisions for compliance with these standards as licence obligations on service providers; and (b) establish minimum environmental standards for the protection of the environment generally, including standards for the limitation of discharge into the atmosphere, water or land and shall include provisions for compliance with these standards as licence obligations on service providers.\u201d. 6. The principal Law is amended by inserting after section 65 the following section - \u201cOrder for payment of compensation 65A.(1) Where a person is convicted of an offence under this Law, the court may make an order for the payment of compensation to any person for damage caused by the offence. (2) A claim by a person for damages sustained by reason of the offence shall be deemed to have been satisfied to the extent of any amount which has been paid to that person under an order for compensation, but the order shall not prejudice any right to a civil remedy for the recovery of damages from the person convicted of the offence beyond the amount of compensation paid under the order.\u201d. 7. The principal Law is amended in section 70 as follows - (a) by deleting the words \u201c(1) The Governor\u201d and substituting the words \u201cThe Cabinet\u201d; and (b) by repealing paragraphs (j), (k), (l), (m) and (n). 8. The principal Law is amended by deleting the word \u201cGovernor\u201d wherever it appears and substituting the word \u201cCabinet\u201d. Insertion of section 65A - order for payment of compensation Amendment of section 70 - power to make regulations Amendment of miscellaneous sections - substitution of the word \u201cCabinet\u201d for the word \u201cGovernor\u201d The Water Authority (Amendment) Bill, 2017 9. (1) A licence or other enabling instrument issued to a person to provide any aspect of water supply or wastewater services, pursuant to the Water (Production and Supply) Law, 2011 or the Wastewater Collection and Treatment Law, 2011, in the Islands and valid and in force immediately prior to the coming into force of this Law, shall, on the coming into force of this Law, continue valid and in force for the remainder of the term as if it were a licence or enabling instrument granted under the Water Sector Regulation Law, 2017 and the licence or enabling instrument shall continue to be subject to each and every one of the terms, conditions and exemptions attaching to the licence or enabling instrument as if the terms, conditions and exemptions had been imposed or granted under the Water Sector Regulation Law, 2017. (2) Where a person who possesses a licence or enabling instrument as described in subsection (1) has entered into an agreement with the Water Authority, being an agreement to surrender and terminate the licence or enabling instrument and to replace the same with a new licence or licences, immediately upon the surrender and termination of the licence or enabling instrument, the Office shall grant to that person the new licences on such terms, conditions and exemptions as have been so agreed, but the licences shall otherwise be subject to the Water Sector Regulation Law, 2017. (3) Where, immediately prior to the coming into force of this Law, a person is in the process of negotiating with the Water Authority an agreement to provide any aspect of water supply or wastewater services, pursuant to the Water (Production and Supply) Law, 2011 or the Wastewater Collection and Treatment Law, 2011, those negotiations shall, on the coming into force of this Law, cease and the Office shall continue the negotiations pursuant to its functions and powers under the Water Sector Regulation Law, 2016. 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The Water\nAuthority\u2019s economic regulatory responsibilities would be transferred to that\nOffice.\n\nClause 1 of the Bill provides for the short title and commencement of the\nlegislation.\n\nClause 2 amends section 2 of the principal Law to define various terms for the\npurposes of the legislation.\n\nClause 3 of the Bill renames the heading of Part II of the principal Law to make it\nclear that Part II deals with the establishment, functions and duties of the Water\nAuthority.\n\nClauses 4 and 5, respectively, amend sections 6 and 7 of the principal Law, to\nremove a number of the Authority\u2019s regulatory powers (for example, the power to\nmonitor and regulate the tariffs, rate structures and terms and conditions for water\nsupply and wastewater services charged to consumers).\n\nClause 6 inserts into the principal Law section 65A which makes provision for a\ncompensation order by a court in any case where a person is convicted of an\noffence under the principal Law.\n\nClause 7 of the Bill removes the power to make regulations in respect of certain\nmatters.\n\nClause 8 deletes references to the \u201cGovernor in Cabinet\u201d and substitutes\nreferences to the \u201cCabinet\u201d in order to comply with Constitutional requirements.\n\nClause 9 contains transitional provisions.\n\nThe Water Authority (Amendment) Bill, 2017\n\n4\nTHE WATER AUTHORITY (AMENDMENT) BILL, 2017\n\nARRANGEMENT OF CLAUSES\n\n1.\nShort title and commencement\n2.\nAmendment of section 2 - definitions and interpretation\n3.\nAmendment of heading of Part II - Central Administration\n4.\nAmendment of section 6 - duty of Authority in regard to water supply and\n\nsewerage\n5.\nAmendment of section 7 - powers of Authority in regard to water supply\n\nand sewerage\n6.\nInsertion of section 65A - order for payment of compensation\n7.\nAmendment of section 70 - power to make regulations\n8.\nAmendment of miscellaneous sections - substitution of the word \u201cCabinet\u201d\n\nfor the word \u201cGovernor\u201d\n9.\nTransitional provisions\n\nThe Water Authority (Amendment) Bill, 2017\n\n5\n\nCAYMAN ISLANDS\n\nA BILL FOR A LAW TO AMEND THE WATER AUTHORITY LAW\n(2011 REVISION) AS A CONSEQUENCE OF THE ESTABLISHMENT\nOF THE UTILITY REGULATION AND COMPETITION OFFICE; TO\nTRANSFER THE WATER AUTHORITY\u2019S ECONOMIC REGULATORY\nRESPONSIBILITIES TO THE UTILITY REGULATION AND\nCOMPETITION OFFICE; AND FOR INCIDENTAL AND CONNECTED\nPURPOSES\n\nENACTED by the Legislature of the Cayman Islands.\n1.\n(1) This Law may be cited as the Water Authority (Amendment) Law,\n2017.\n(2) This Law shall come into force on such date as may be appointed by\nOrder made by the Cabinet and different dates may be appointed for different\nprovisions of this Law and in relation to different matters.\n2.\nThe Water Authority Law (2011 Revision), in this Law referred to as the\n\u201cprincipal Law\u201d is amended in section 2(1) as follows -\n(a)\nby inserting, in the appropriate alphabetical sequence, the\nfollowing definitions -\n\u201cadministrative determination\u201d has the meaning assigned to that\nexpression by section 2(1) of the Utility Regulation and\nCompetition Law, 2016;\nShort title and\ncommencement\nAmendment of section 2\nof the Water Authority\nLaw (2011 Revision)-\ndefinitions and\ninterpretation\n\nThe Water Authority (Amendment) Bill, 2017\n\n6\n\u201cconcession\u201d means an instrument by which the Cabinet grants a\nright or privilege enabling a person -\n(a)\nto produce or supply water, or both, under the\nWater (Production and Supply) Law, 2011; or\n(b) to collect, convey and treat wastewater under the\nWastewater Collection and Treatment Law,\n2011;\n\u201cnon-potable water\u201d means water which may or may not be\npotable water but can be beneficially used, and does not include\nprocess water, wastewater or trade effluent;\n\u201cOffice\u201d means the Utility Regulation and Competition Office\nestablished under section 4 of the Utility Regulation and\nCompetition Law, 2016;\n\u201cpotable water\u201d means water which is intended for consumption\nby humans, that is, water which has no impurities present in\namounts sufficient to cause disease or harmful physiological\neffects, and the bacteriological and chemical and aesthetic quality\nparameters of which comply with values established under\nsection 4 of the Public Health Law (2002 Revision) or, if none\nhave been established, standards established by the Authority;\n\u201cservice provider\u201d means the Authority or any concessionaire\nthat has been issued with a licence by the Office to provide water\nor wastewater services;\n\u201cwastewater\u201d means any waste substance, liquid or solid,\nassociated with human habitation, or which contains or may be\ncontaminated with human or animal excrement or offal;\n\u201cwater\u201d means potable water and non-potable water; and\n\u201cwater resources\u201d includes -\n(a)\nwater flowing or situated upon the surface of any\nland;\n(b) water flowing or contained in any natural course\nfor water or any lake or spring, whether or not it\nhas been altered or artificially improved;\n(c)\nestuarine or coastal water;\n(d) groundwater, including groundwater lens; and\n(e)\nany watercourse;\u201d;\n\nThe Water Authority (Amendment) Bill, 2017\n\n7\n(b) by deleting the definition of the word \u201cconcessionaire\u201d and\nsubstituting the following definition -\n\u201c \u201cconcessionaire\u201d means a person to whom a concession has\nbeen granted;\u201d;\n(c)\nby deleting the definition of the word \u201cGovernor\u201d;\n(d) by deleting the definition of the words \u201crate cap and adjustment\nmechanism\u201d and substituting the following definition -\n\u201c \u201c rate cap and adjustment mechanism\u201d means the mechanism\nfor determining and modifying prices for services rendered by the\nAuthority or a concessionaire to consumers, as approved by the\nOffice\nand\nspecified\nby\nthe\nOffice\nin\nadministrative\ndeterminations issued by the Office in respect of the Authority or\nin a licence issued by the Office to a concessionaire;\u201d; and\n(e)\nin the definition of the words \u201cpublic water supply system\u201d by\ninserting after the word \u201cAuthority\u201d the words \u201cor a\nconcessionaire\u201d.\n3.\nThe principal Law is amended by deleting the heading of Part II and\nsubstituting the following heading -\n\u201cPART II - Establishment, functions and duties of the Water Authority\u201d.\n4.\nThe principal Law is amended in section 6 as follows -\n(a)\nin paragraphs (a) and (b) by deleting the words \u201con terms to be\nagreed by the Authority\u201d and substituting the words \u201cforms part\nof investment plans approved by the Office\u201d; and\n(b) by repealing paragraph (d).\n5.\nThe principal Law is amended in section 7 as follows -\n(a)\nin subsection (1) -\n(i)\nby deleting the words \u201cincluding the sole right\u201d and\nsubstituting the words \u201cincluding (subject to any concession\nin force) the sole right\u201d;\n(ii) by inserting the word \u201cand\u201d at the end of paragraph (g);\n(iii) in paragraph (h) by deleting \u201c; and\u201d and substituting a full\nstop; and\n(iv) by repealing paragraph (i);\n(b) in subsection (4) by inserting after the word \u201cappropriate\u201d the\nwords \u201cbut rates and charges for the provision of water supply\nand wastewater services shall not be fixed or imposed without the\nprior written approval of the Office\u201d;\nAmendment of heading\nof Part II - Central\nAdministration\nAmendment of section 6\n- duty of Authority in\nregard to water supply\nand sewerage\nAmendment of section 7\n- powers of Authority in\nregard to water supply\nand sewerage\n\nThe Water Authority (Amendment) Bill, 2017\n\n8\n(c)\nby repealing subsections (5), (6), (8), (9) and (10); and\n(d) by repealing subsection (7) and substituting the following\nsubsection -\n\u201c(7) The Authority shall -\n(a)\nestablish minimum safety standards for the production\nand supply of water and for wastewater systems and\nthe Office shall include provisions for compliance\nwith these standards as licence obligations on service\nproviders; and\n(b) establish minimum environmental standards for the\nprotection of the environment generally, including\nstandards for the limitation of discharge into the\natmosphere, water or land and shall include provisions\nfor compliance with these standards as licence\nobligations on service providers.\u201d.\n6.\nThe principal Law is amended by inserting after section 65 the following\nsection -\n\n\u201cOrder\nfor\n\npayment\nof\n\ncompensation\n65A.(1)\nWhere a person is convicted of an offence under\nthis Law, the court may make an order for the payment of\ncompensation to any person for damage caused by the\noffence.\n(2) A claim by a person for damages sustained by\nreason of the offence shall be deemed to have been satisfied to\nthe extent of any amount which has been paid to that person\nunder an order for compensation, but the order shall not\nprejudice any right to a civil remedy for the recovery of\ndamages from the person convicted of the offence beyond the\namount of compensation paid under the order.\u201d.\n7.\nThe principal Law is amended in section 70 as follows -\n(a)\nby deleting the words \u201c(1) The Governor\u201d and substituting the\nwords \u201cThe Cabinet\u201d; and\n(b) by repealing paragraphs (j), (k), (l), (m) and (n).\n8.\nThe principal Law is amended by deleting the word \u201cGovernor\u201d wherever it\nappears and substituting the word \u201cCabinet\u201d.\n\nInsertion of section 65A\n- order for payment of\ncompensation\nAmendment of section\n70 - power to make\nregulations\nAmendment of\nmiscellaneous sections -\nsubstitution of the word\n\u201cCabinet\u201d for the word\n\u201cGovernor\u201d\n\nThe Water Authority (Amendment) Bill, 2017\n\n9\n9.\n(1) A licence or other enabling instrument issued to a person to provide\nany aspect of water supply or wastewater services, pursuant to the Water\n(Production and Supply) Law, 2011 or the Wastewater Collection and Treatment\nLaw, 2011, in the Islands and valid and in force immediately prior to the coming\ninto force of this Law, shall, on the coming into force of this Law, continue valid\nand in force for the remainder of the term as if it were a licence or enabling\ninstrument granted under the Water Sector Regulation Law, 2017 and the licence\nor enabling instrument shall continue to be subject to each and every one of the\nterms, conditions and exemptions attaching to the licence or enabling instrument\nas if the terms, conditions and exemptions had been imposed or granted under the\nWater Sector Regulation Law, 2017.\n(2) Where a person who possesses a licence or enabling instrument as\ndescribed in subsection (1) has entered into an agreement with the Water\nAuthority, being an agreement to surrender and terminate the licence or enabling\ninstrument and to replace the same with a new licence or licences, immediately\nupon the surrender and termination of the licence or enabling instrument, the\nOffice shall grant to that person the new licences on such terms, conditions and\nexemptions as have been so agreed, but the licences shall otherwise be subject to\nthe Water Sector Regulation Law, 2017.\n(3) Where, immediately prior to the coming into force of this Law, a\nperson is in the process of negotiating with the Water Authority an agreement to\nprovide any aspect of water supply or wastewater services, pursuant to the Water\n(Production and Supply) Law, 2011 or the Wastewater Collection and Treatment\nLaw, 2011, those negotiations shall, on the coming into force of this Law, cease\nand the Office shall continue the negotiations pursuant to its functions and\npowers under the Water Sector Regulation Law, 2016.\n(4) A licence or other enabling instrument issued to a person to provide\nany aspect of water supply or wastewater services, pursuant to the Water\n(Production and Supply) Law, 2011 or Wastewater Collection and Treatment\nLaw, 2011, in the Islands and valid and in force immediately prior to the coming\ninto force of this Law shall, on the coming into force of this Law, be subject to\nthe provisions of the Water Sector Regulation Law, 2017 and the authority of the\nOffice, as though the licence or enabling instrument were issued by the Office\nunder the Water Sector Regulation Law, 2017.\n(5) All rates and charges, standards or any rules or regulatory policies that\nare in effect on the date of commencement of this Law shall, on the coming into\nforce of this Law, remain in effect as though they were determined by the Office\nuntil otherwise modified, replaced or repealed by the Office.\n(6) The applicable standards (to be referred to as the \u2018Interim Cayman\nIslands Standards\u2019) for potable water 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