Paragraph 38

(1)

Schedule 3 is amended as follows.

(2)

In paragraph 4—

(a)

in sub-paragraph (1), for the words from “apply” to “for a” substitute “ apply to the appropriate agency for a ”;

(b)

in sub-paragraph (2), for the words from “made” to “shall” substitute “ made, the appropriate agency shall ”;

(c)

in sub-paragraph (3), for the words from “of the” to “statutory” substitute “ of the appropriate agency, a statutory ”;

(d)

in sub-paragraph (4), for the words before “shall” substitute “ On issuing the certificate, the appropriate agency ”.

(3)

In paragraph 5—

(a)

in sub-paragraph (1), for the words before “has issued” substitute “ Where the appropriate agency ”;

(b)

in sub-paragraph (3), for the words from “and to the” to “an” substitute “ and to the appropriate agency an ”;

(c)

in sub-paragraph (4)—

(i)

for the words from “made” to “for a” substitute “ made to the appropriate agency for a ”;

(ii)

for the words from “applicant” to “end” substitute “ applicant and the appropriate agency, at the end ”;

(iii)

for the words from “issued by” to “accordance” substitute “ issued by the appropriate agency in accordance ”;

(iv)

for the words from “as if” to “had issued” substitute “ as if the appropriate agency had issued ”.

(4)

In paragraph 6, for the words from “paragraph 5” to “or as” substitute “ paragraph 5 of this Schedule, the appropriate agency or as ”.

(5)

After paragraph 8 insert—

“8A
In this Schedule, “the appropriate agency” means—
(a)
in relation to England, the Environment Agency;
(b)
in relation to Wales, the Natural Resources Body for Wales.”