Water Industry Act 1991 (Amendment) (Payment of Fines) Bill 2024-26
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.
Private Members' Bill (Presentation Bill)
The Water Industry Act 1991 (Amendment) (Payment of Fines) Bill is a Presentation Bill tabled by Freddie van Mierlo.
Is this Bill currently before Parliament?Yes. This Bill was introduced on 15 April 2026 and is currently before Parliament.
Whose idea is this Bill?As a Private Members' Bill, this Bill represents the individual initiative of an MP (Freddie van Mierlo), not the Government.
What type of Bill is this?A Presentation Bill can be tabled by any MP after the fifth Wednesday of the Session. There is no limit to the number of Presentation Bills an individual MP may table.
So is this going to become a law?Presentation Bills are extremely unlikely to become law. Unless the Bill receives unanimous support from MPs and can pass 2nd Reading in the Commons without debate, it will not proceed further in the Bill process.
Would you like to know more?See these Glossary articles for more information: Presentation Bill, Private Members Bill, Process of a Bill
Next Event: Friday 8th May 2026 - 2nd reading
Last Event: Wednesday 15th April 2026 - 1st reading (Commons)
Bill Progession through Parliament