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The Sustainable Drainage (Enforcement) (Wales) (Amendment) Order 2020

W.S.I. 2020/120 · Made 4 February 2020

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Water Industry, Wales

Made 4 February 2020

Coming into force on the day after the day on which it is made

The Welsh Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 32 of, and paragraph 14 of Schedule 3 to, the Flood and Water Management Act 2010f1, make the following Order.

In accordance with paragraph 14(5)(b) of Schedule 3 to that Act, a draft of this instrument has been laid before and approved by, a resolution of the National Assembly for Wales.

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

2010 c. 29. The Welsh Ministers are the Minister in relation to drainage systems in Wales by virtue of paragraph 4(a) of Schedule 3. There are amendments to Schedule 3, none of which are relevant to this Order.

Contents

  1. 1Title and commencement
  2. 2Amendment of the Sustainable Drainage (Enforcement) (Wales) Order 2018
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Title and commencement

(1)

The title of this Order is the Sustainable Drainage (Enforcement) (Wales) (Amendment) Order 2020.

(2)

This Order comes into force on the day after the day on which it is made.

2Amendment of the Sustainable Drainage (Enforcement) (Wales) Order 2018

In article 21 of the Sustainable Drainage (Enforcement) (Wales) Order 2018f1, omit “not exceeding £20,000”.

Signature

Lesley Griffiths

Minister for Environment, Energy and Rural Affairs, one of the Welsh Ministers

4 February 2020

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order amends the Sustainable Drainage (Enforcement) (Wales) Order 2018 (S.I. 2018/1182 (W. 241)) in order to provide for an unlimited fine for the offences set out within article 21 of that Order.

The Welsh Ministers’ Code of Practice on the carrying out of regulatory impact assessments was considered in relation to this Order. As a result, it was not considered necessary to carry out a regulatory impact assessment as to the likely costs and benefits of complying with this Order.