Severn Trent Water plc

1. Title of report: Severn Trent Water plc and South West Water plc (MMC - Cm 3429)

2. Date of report: 30 September 1996 Published: 25 October 1996

3. Orders: N/A

4. Date of original undertakings: 19 February 1998

5. Companies giving undertakings: Severn Trent Water plc

6. Details of undertakings: Behavioural undertakings

(i) Not to be party, or give effect, to any arrangements with respect to South West Water plc which would give rise to a compulsory reference to the MMC under sections 32-35 of the Water Industry Act 1991, or any successor statute to similar effect, unless the prior written consent of the Secretary of State has been obtained.

(ii) To provide promptly to the Director such information as he may require for the purpose of ascertaining that the above undertaking has been or is being complied with.

(iii) To procure that its subsidiaries comply with these undertakings as if they had given them.

7. Date of amendments: N/A

8. SIC code: 90.00 (Sewage and refuse disposal, sanitation)

41.00 (Collection and distribution of water)

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