# The Water (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 1989 S.I. 1989/1968 · made 25 October 1989 These Regulations are consequential on the Water Act 1989. Regulation 2 amends the public general enactments listed in Schedule 1 and regulation 3 amends the items of subordinate legislation listed in Schedule 2. Made under: Water Act 1989 (Section 185, Section 190) PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/water-consequential-amendments-regulations-1989/pdf/uksi_19891968_en.pdf ## Introductory text WATER, ENGLAND AND WALES Made 25th October 1989 Laid before Parliament 3rd November 1989 Coming into force 27th November 1989 The Secretary of State for the Environment, and the Secretary of State for Wales, being satisfied that it is expedient by reason of the coming into force of provisions of the Water Act 1989 to make additional consequential amendments of the public general enactments and subordinate legislation specified in these Regulations, and acting jointly in exercise of the powers conferred on them by sections 185(2)(e) and 190 of that Act, and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Regulations: ## 1 Citation and commencement These Regulations may be cited as the Water (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 1989 and shall come into force on 27th November 1989. ## 2 Amendments of public general enactments The enactments listed in column (1) of Schedule 1 to these Regulations are amended to the extent indicated in column (2) of that Schedule. ## 3 Amendments of subordinate legislation The instruments listed in column (1) of Schedule 2 are amended to the extent indicated in column (2) of that Schedule. ## Signature Chris Patten Secretary of State for the Environment 24th October 1989 Peter Walker Secretary of State for Wales 25th October 1989 ## Schedule 1 AMENDMENTS OF PUBLIC GENERAL ENACTMENTS (1) (2) Enactment Amendment Section 3 (grant toward expenses of local and police authorities) of the Civil Defence Act 1948 In subsection (1) the words“, and towards expenses incurred by statutory water undertakers as defined in section one of the Water Act, 1948, not being local authorities, in or in connection with civil defence,” shall be omitted. Section 5 (byelaws for regulation, etc. of sea fisheries) of the Sea Fisheries Regulation Act 1966 Subsection (1)(c) shall be omitted. ## Schedule 2 AMENDMENTS OF SUBORDINATE LEGISLATION (1) (2) (3) Instrument Reference Amendment The Town and Country Planning General Development Order 1988 S.I. 1988/1813 In Class A(g) of Part 15 and Class E(f) of Part 17 of Schedule 2, after the words“the Drought Act 1976” there shall be inserted the words“or section 131 or 132 of the Water Act 1989”. The Town and Country Planning (Assessment of Environmental Effects) Regulations 1988 S.I. 1988/1199 In regulation 8(6)(b)(i) for the words“a water authority” there shall be substituted the words“the National Rivers Authority”. The Collection and Disposal of Waste Regulations 1988 S.I. 1988/819 In Schedule 6, for paragraph 6(1)(c) there shall be substituted the following– “(c) made by the National Rivers Authority, a sewerage undertaker or a water undertaker in the exercise of its functions, other than waste from dredging operations.”. The Local Government (Prescribed Expenditure) (Consolidation and Amendment) Regulations 1987 S.I. 1987/2186 (a) For paragraph 11(n) of Schedule 2 there shall be substituted the following– “(n) the National Rivers Authority,”; and (b) In Part I of Schedule 3, in paragraph 7 for the words“a water authority” there shall be substituted the words“the National Rivers Authority, a sewerage undertaker or a water undertaker”. The Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (Wales) (No. 5) Order 1987 S.I. 1987/1894 In paragraph 1 of the Schedule, for the words“Severn-Trent Water Authority” there shall be substituted the words“Severn Trent Water Limited”. The Town and Country Planning (Tyne and Wear Urban Development Area) Special Development Order 1987 S.I. 1987/1345 In article 6(2)(g) for the words“the Northumbrian Water Authority” there shall be substituted the words“the National Rivers Authority”. The Town and Country Planning (Teeside Urban Development Area) Special Development Order 1987 S.I. 1987/1344 In article 6(2)(g) for the words“the Northumbrian Water Authority” there shall be substituted the words“the National Rivers Authority”. The Town and Country Planning (Black Country Urban Development Area) Special Development Order 1987 S.I. 1987/1343 In article 6(2)(g) for the words“the Severn-Trent Water Authority” there shall be substituted the words“the National Rivers Authority”. The Town and Country Planning (Trafford Park Urban Development Area) Special Development Order 1987 S.I. 1987/738 In article 6(2)(g) for the words“the North West Water Authority” there shall be substituted the words“the National Rivers Authority”. The Town and Country Planning (London Docklands Urban Development Area) Special Development Order 1981 S.I. 1981/1082 In article 7(2)(h) for the words“the water authority exercising functions in the area in which the development is to take place” there shall be substituted the words“the National Rivers Authority”. The Town and Country Planning (Merseyside Urban Development Area) Special Development Order 1981 S.I. 1981/560 In article 7(1)(g) for the words“the water authority exercising functions in the area in which the development is to take place” there shall be substituted the words“the National Rivers Authority”. The Town and Country Planning (New Towns in Rural Wales) Special Development Order 1977 S.I. 1977/815 In article 8(1)(f) for the words“the regional water authority exercising functions in the area in which the development is to take place or the Welsh Water Authority, as appropriate” there shall be substituted the words“the National Rivers Authority”. The Town and Country Planning (New Towns) Special Development Order 1977 S.I. 1977/665 In article 8(1)(g) for the words“the regional water authority exercising functions in the area in which the development is to take place or the Welsh Water Authority, as appropriate” there shall be substituted the words“the National Rivers Authority”. The Local Government Area Changes Regulations 1976 S.I. 1976/246 (a) In regulation 18(2)– (i) for the words“arrangements made under section 15 of the Water Act 1973” there shall be substituted the words“arrangements entered into, or treated as entered into, for the purposes of section 73 of the Water Act 1989”; and (ii) for the words“a water authority” and“the water authority’s area” there shall be substituted the words“a sewerage undertaker” and“the sewerage undertaker’s area”, respectively; (b) in regulation 44(5)– (i) in the definition of“specified area” the words“water authority area” shall be omitted; (ii) in the definition of“specified authority” the words“water authority” shall be omitted; and (c) in regulation 85(1) sub-paragraphs (d) and (e) shall be omitted. The Civil Defence (Grant) Regulations 1953 S.I. 1953/1777 Regulation 9 shall be omitted. ## Explanatory note (This note is not part of the Regulations) These Regulations are consequential on the Water Act 1989. Regulation 2 amends the public general enactments listed in Schedule 1 and regulation 3 amends the items of subordinate legislation listed in Schedule 2. --- Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1989/1968 (the official version) Page: https://openlegislation.uk/water-consequential-amendments-regulations-1989 Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.