# The Water Act 2003 (Commencement No. 12) Order 2017, Article 2: Provisions coming into force


The following provisions of the Water Act 2003 come into force on 1st January 2018—
(a) section 5 (rights of navigation, harbour and conservancy authorities);
(b) section 7 (rights to abstract for drainage purposes, etc);
(c) section 8 (amendments relating to section 7) so far as not already in force;
(d) section 32 (visiting forces);
(e) section 73 (border rivers);
(f) in section 101 (minor and consequential amendments and repeals) as follows—
(i) subsection (1) so far as it relates to the provisions in paragraph (g);
(ii) subsection (2) so far as it relates to the provisions in paragraph (h);
(g) Part 1 of Schedule 7 (minor and consequential amendments: abstraction and impounding) so far as not already in force;
(h) Part 1 of Schedule 9 (repeals and revocation) so far as not already in force.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2017/1043/article/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/water-act-2003-commencement-no-12-order-2017/article-2
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