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Paragraph 81 I1

England and Wales

Any dispute between the undertaker and the relevant drainage authority under this Part, if the parties agree, must be determined by arbitration under article 38 (arbitration), but otherwise must be determined by the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and F1the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero acting jointly on a reference to them by the undertaker or the relevant drainage authority, after notice in writing by one to the other.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Words in Sch. 17 para. 81 substituted (3.5.2023) by The Secretaries of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, for Science, Innovation and Technology, for Business and Trade, and for Culture, Media and Sport and the Transfer of Functions (National Security and Investment Act 2021 etc) Order 2023 (S.I. 2023/424), art. 1(2), Sch. para. 76 (with art. 17)

Commencement

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Sch. 17 para. 81 in force at 1.1.2022, see art. 1