# Water Industry Act 1991, Section 17BB: Sewerage licences: restrictions on grants


(1) The Authority must consult the Secretary of State, the Environment Agency and the NRBW before granting a licence that gives—
(a) a wholesale authorisation, or
(b) a disposal authorisation.
(2) A sewerage licence granted to a sewerage undertaker may not give the holder—
(a) a retail authorisation, or
(b) a wholesale authorisation.
(3) A sewerage licence may not be granted to a person unless that person is a limited company.
(4) The restriction in subsection (3) does not apply if the sewerage licence gives only a retail authorisation.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1991/56/section/17BB (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/water-industry-act-1991/section-17BB
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