# Countryside Act 1968, Section 38: Avoidance of pollution.

Extent: E+W

In the exercise of their functions under this Act and the Act of 1949 it shall be the duty of Natural England , the NRBW , the Forestry Agency and local authorities to have due regard to the protection against pollution of any water, whether on the surface or underground, which belongs to the Environment Agency, the NRBW or a water undertaker or which the Agency, the NRBW or a water undertaker is for the time being authorised to take.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1968/41/section/38 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/countryside-act-1968/section-38
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