Regulation 2 Interpretation

(1)

In these Regulations—

“the 2006 Regulations” means the Water Resources (Abstraction and Impounding) Regulations 2006 M1;
“the appropriate authority” means—
1. (a)
  in relation to England, the Secretary of State;
2. (b)
  in relation to Wales, the Welsh Ministers;
“licence” means a licence to abstract water under Chapter 2 of Part 2.

(2)

In these Regulations—

(a)

any reference to a provision is, unless the context otherwise requires, a reference to a provision of the Water Resources Act 1991;

(b)

any reference to an application for a licence includes a reference to an application for a variation of an existing licence;

(c)

any reference to the grant or refusal of a licence includes a reference to a grant or refusal of a variation of an existing licence.

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