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Paragraph 43 X1

Changes not yet applied. Later legislation changes this provision in ways not yet written into the text below:

In section 97 of the Water Resources Act 1963—

(a)

in subsection (2), for the words from “and section 35” to the end substitute “ and any question as to the existance or extent of any such customary obligations shall be determined by the Secretary of State whose decision shall be final : ”

Provided that the Secretary of State may at any time before the question isdetermined, and shall, if so directed by the High Court, state in the form of a special case for the opinion of the High Court any question of law arising in those proceedings

(b)

in subsection (3), for the words from “and section 35” to the end substitute “ and any question arising under this subsection shall be deterrmined as if it were such a question as is mentioned in subsection (2) of this section ” ; and

(c)

in subsection (8), for “(1) to (7)”, wherever occurring, substitute “ (2) to (7) ”.

Annotations

Editorial notes

X1

The text of ss. 10(5), 14, 16(2), 17(1), 27(2), 28, 29, Sch. 6 paras. 1-3, 5, 9, 10, 12, 16-21, 24-27, 29-33, 39-41, 43, 46, 48, 51, 56-58, 60-67, 70, 72-74, 77, 78, 80-93, Sch. 8 is in the form in which it was originally enacted: it was not reproduced in Statutes in Force and does not reflect any amendments or repeals which may have been made prior to 1.2.1991

Notes on Water Resources Act 1963

Marginal citations

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1963 c. 38.