{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/water-abstraction-and-impounding-exemptions-regulations-2017/regulation-11",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/water-abstraction-and-impounding-exemptions-regulations-2017/regulation-11.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2017/1044",
  "legislation_title": "The Water Abstraction and Impounding (Exemptions) Regulations 2017",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/water-abstraction-and-impounding-exemptions-regulations-2017",
  "path": "regulation/11",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "11",
  "heading": "Construction or alteration of impounding works by internal drainage boards",
  "text": "The restriction on impounding works does not apply to the construction or alteration of impounding works within the district of an internal drainage board if—\n(a) the works are constructed or altered by, or on behalf of, that board in connection with its functions, and\n(b) construction or alteration is commenced after the coming into force of these Regulations.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M1",
      "text": "Schemes were made under sections 3(1)(a) and 4(3) of the Land Drainage Act 1991 (c. 59) by the Natural Resources Body for Wales and the Environment Agency making provision for the abolition of certain internal drainage boards, the creation of new internal drainage boards and provision that the Natural Resources Body for Wales shall be the drainage board in respect of those new districts. These schemes were confirmed by the Secretary of State and the Welsh Ministers under S.I. 2015/923 and by the Welsh Ministers under S.I. 2015/872 (W. 65)."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2017/1044/regulation/11",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T23:07:04.860176+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}