Article 3 Existing consents for discharges in or to underground strata

Any consent for discharges in or to underground strata granted by the Board under section 3 of the 1972 Act which is in force at the operative date shall have effect for the purposes of Part II of the Act^f1 as if given in pursuance of section 34(2) thereof.

Any conditions to which such a consent was subject under section 3(2) of the 1972 Act shall have effect for the purposes of Part II of the Act as if attached to the consent in pursuance of section 34(2) and (4) thereof.