# The Water Act 2003 (Commencement No. 4, Transitional Provisions and Savings) Order 2005, Paragraph 8: Succession to part of abstraction licence authorising abstraction other than a relevant abstraction

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(1) For the purposes of this paragraph—
(a) “relevant licence” means a licence—
(i) authorising an abstraction which, both immediately before and immediately after the relevant date, was subject to the restriction on abstraction; and
(ii) in relation to which—
(aa) a precondition mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b) of section 50(1) of the WRA is satisfied before the relevant date; and
(bb) a person, before 1st July 2006, makes an application under regulation 5;
(b) “part licence” means a new licence that—
(i) is granted, in accordance with regulation 5 or 6, in relation to a relevant licence; and
(ii) relates to a relevant abstraction.
(2) Except as provided by paragraph (3), a part licence shall have no effect.
(3) A part licence shall have effect for the purposes of sections 48(1) and 189 of the WRA.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2005/968/schedule/1/paragraph/8 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/water-act-2003-commencement-no-4-transitional-provisions-and-savings-order-2005/schedule-1/paragraph-8
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