The Water Act 1945 The Water Act 1945M1 Changes not yet applied. Later legislation changes this provision in ways not yet written into the text below: Sch. 2 para. 15 repealed by Water Act 1989 Sch. 27 Pt. 2 15Paragraph 15 16Paragraph 16 17, 18Paragraph 17, 18 Annotations Marginal citations M1 1945 c. 42 (8 & 9 Geo. 6). The Water Act 1945