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Article 7 Disapplication and modification of legislative provisionsI1

England and Wales

The following provisions do not apply in relation to the construction of any work or the carrying out of any operation required for the purpose of, or in connection with, the construction, operation, maintenance or decommissioning of any part of the authorised development—

(a)

section 23 (prohibition on obstructions etc. in watercourses) of the Land Drainage Act 1991f1; and

(b)

in so far as they relate to the temporary possession of land, the provisions of the Neighbourhood Planning Act 2017f2.

Annotations

Commencement

I1

Art. 7 in force at 14.8.2025, see art. 1

Footnotes

f1

1991 c. 59. Section 23 was amended by paragraph 192(2) of Schedule 22 to the Environment Act 1995 (c. 25), paragraphs 25 and 32 of Schedule 2 to the Flood and Water Management Act 2010 (c. 29) and S.I. 2013/755.

f2

2017 c. 20.