Paragraph 272 Water Resources Act 1991 (c. 57)I1

England and Wales Not yet in force

In section 222—

(a)

in subsection (9), in the definition of “the appropriate authority”—

(i)

after ““the appropriate authority”” insert

“ —
(a)
in relation to land in England,”;

(ii)

after the paragraph (a) created by that amendment insert—

(b)
“in relation to land in Wales, means the appropriate Crown authority within the meaning given by section 401(6) of the Planning (Wales) Act 2026;”;

(b)

in subsection (10), at the end insert “in its application in relation to land in England; and section 401(8) of the Planning (Wales) Act 2026 applies to any question about who is the appropriate authority for the purposes of this section in its application in relation to land in Wales”.

Annotations

Commencement

I1: Sch. 2 para. 272 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 5(2)