# Water Consolidation (Consequential Provisions) Act 1991, Paragraph 49


In Schedule 5 to the Local Government Finance Act 1988—
(a) in paragraph 10(1)(b), for the words “section 28(3)(a) of that Act” there shall be substituted the words “ section 142(1)(a) of the Water Resources Act 1991 ”; and
(b) for sub-paragraph (2) of paragraph 14 there shall be substituted the following sub-paragraph—
“(2) “Drainage authority” means the National Rivers Authority or any internal drainage board and “main river” and “watercourse” have the same meanings, respectively, as they have in the Water Resources Act 1991 and the Land Drainage Act 1991.”

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1991/60/schedule/1/paragraph/49 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/water-consolidation-consequential-provisions-act-1991/schedule-1/paragraph-49
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