{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/water-resources-act-1991/schedule-25/paragraph-4",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/water-resources-act-1991/schedule-25/paragraph-4.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1991/57",
  "legislation_title": "Water Resources Act 1991",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/water-resources-act-1991",
  "path": "schedule/25/paragraph/4",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "4",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) The appropriate agency may by byelaws make such provision as the appropriate agency considers appropriate—\n(a) for prohibiting or regulating the washing or cleaning in any controlled waters of things of a description specified in the byelaws;\n(b) for prohibiting or regulating the keeping or use on any controlled waters of vessels of a description specified in the byelaws which are provided with water closets or other sanitary appliances.\n(2) In this paragraph—\n“controlled waters” has the same meaning as in Part III of this Act; and\n“sanitary appliance”, in relation to a vessel, means any appliance which—\n(a) not being a sink, bath or shower bath, is designed to permit polluting matter to pass into the water where the vessel is situated; and\n(b) is prescribed for the purposes of this paragraph.",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 25 paras. 4-6 substituted (1.4.2013) by The Natural Resources Body for Wales (Functions) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/755), art. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 315(b) (with Sch. 7)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1991/57/schedule/25/paragraph/4",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:36:46.190861+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}