Article 47 For the protection of the Environment Agency (Part 1)I1

England, Wales and Scotland

(1)

Section 23(6) of the Land Drainage Act 1991^f1 (prohibition on obstructions etc. in watercourses) shall not apply to the construction of the authorised project.

(2)

Any requirement for consent under the terms of the Water Resources Act 1991, the Land Drainage Act 1991 or the Wessex Water Authority Land Drainage Byelaws, shall not be removed by the authorisation of the authorised project by this Order.

(3)

Schedule 15 shall have effect.

Annotations

Commencement

I1: Art. 47 in force at 9.4.2013, see art. 1

Footnotes

f1: 1991 c. 59. This Act has been amended by section 1of the Land Drainage Act 1994 (c. 25) (repealing sections 12 and 13 and inserting of section 67A); by section 120 of, and paragraphs 191 to 194 of Schedule 22 to, the Environment Act 1995 (c. 25); and by section 31 of, and Schedule 2 to, the Flood and Water Management Act 2010 (c. 29).