Paragraph 14

England and Wales

(1)

A hereditament is exempt to the extent that it consists of any of the following—

(a)

land which is occupied by a drainage authority and which forms part of a main river or of a watercourse maintained by the authority;

(b)

a structure maintained by a drainage authority for the purpose of controlling or regulating the flow of water in, into or out of a watercourse which forms part of a main river or is maintained by the authority;

(c)

an appliance so maintained for that purpose.

(2)

F1“Drainage authority” F2means the Environment Agency, the Natural Resources Body for Wales or any internal drainage board and “main river” and “watercourse” have the same meanings, respectively, as they have in the Water Resources Act 1991 and the Land Drainage Act 1991.

F3(3)

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Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Sch. 5 para. 14(2) substituted (1. 12. 1991) by Water Consolidation (Consequential Provisions) Act 1991 (c. 60), ss. 2(1), 4(2), Sch. 1 para. 49(b)
F2: Words in Sch. 5 para. 14(2) substituted (1.4.2013) by The Natural Resources Body for Wales (Functions) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/755), art. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 187 (with Sch. 7)
F3: Sch. 5 para. 14(3) omitted (1.4.1997) by virtue of 1997 c. 29, s. 2(4); S.I. 1997/1097, art. 2(a) and expressed to be repealed (1.4.2000) by 1997 c. 29, s. 33(2), Sch. 4; S.I. 1998/2329, art. 3(1) (with art. 3(2))