Article 3 Disapplication of legislative provisionsI1

England, Wales and Scotland

(1)

The following provisions do not apply in relation to the construction of any work or the carrying out of any operation required for the purpose of, or in connection with, the construction of the authorised development-

(a)

regulation 12 (requirement for environmental permit) of the Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2016^f1 in relation to the carrying on of a flood risk activity or a water discharge activity;

(b)

section 24 (restrictions on abstraction) of the Water Resources Act 1991^f2;

(c)

the provisions of any byelaws made under, or having effect as if made under, paragraph 5 of Schedule 25 (bye-law making powers of the appropriate agency) to the Water Resources Act 1991;

(d)

section 23 (prohibition on obstructions etc. in watercourses) of the Land Drainage Act 1991^f3;

(e)

section 32 (variation of awards) of the Land Drainage Act 1991; and

(f)

the provisions of any byelaws made under section 66 (powers to make byelaws) of the Land Drainage Act 1991.

(2)

In paragraph 1(a) “flood risk activity”^f4 and “water discharge activity”^f5 have the meaning given in the Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2016.

Annotations

Commencement

I1: Art. 3 in force at 22.12.2017, see art. 1

Footnotes

f1: S.I. 2016/1154.
f2: 1991 c. 57.
f3: 1991 c. 59.
f4: This term is defined in paragraph 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 25 to the Regulations.
f5: This term is defined in paragraph 3 of Schedule 21 to the Regulations.