s.21Transitional arrangements
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Section 21Part 6 — MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

Transitional arrangements

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A licence or other enabling instrument issued to a person to provide any aspect of water supply or wastewater services, pursuant to the Water Laws, in the Islands and valid and in force immediately prior to the coming into force of this Law, shall continue valid and in force for the remainder of the term as if it were a licence granted under this Law and the licence shall continue to be subject to each and every one of the terms, conditions and exemptions attaching to the licence as if the terms, conditions and exemptions had been imposed or granted under this Law but shall otherwise be subject to the provisions of this Law.
Where a person who possesses a licence or enabling instrument as described in subsection (1) has entered into an agreement with the 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 this Law.
A licence or other enabling instrument issued to a person to provide any aspect of water supply or wastewater services, pursuant to the Water Laws, in the Islands and valid and in force immediately prior to the coming into force of this Law shall be subject to the provisions of this Law and the authority of the Office, as though the licence were issued by the Office under this Law.
All rates and charges, standards or any rules or regulatory policies that are in effect on the date of commencement of this Law shall remain in effect as though they were determined by the Office until otherwise modified, replaced or repealed by the Office.

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