# The Inland Waters of the British Waterways Board Order 1965, Note: Explanatory note


This order, made by the Ministers of Housing and Local Government and Transport after consultation with the Secretary of State for Wales, directs that section 131 of the Water Resources Act 1963, which contains special provisions relating to licences to abstract water from inland waters owned or managed by the British Waterways Board, shall not apply to such parts of the inland waters specified in the order as are owned or managed by the Board.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1965/1193/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/inland-waters-of-the-british-waterways-board-order-1965/note
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