Paragraph 7

England and Wales

In this Schedule “the relevant Minister”—

(a)

in relation to byelaws which—

(i)

are made by virtue of paragraph 5 of Schedule 25 to this Act or by virtue of section 136(8) of the M1Water Act 1989 as read with the savings in paragraphs 1 and 5 of Schedule 2 to the M2Water Consolidation (Consequential Provisions) Act 1991 (transfer of land drainage functions under local statutory provisions); and

(ii)

have effect in F1a flood risk management region F2... in England,

means the Minister;

(b)

in relation to byelaws made by virtue of paragraph 6 of that Schedule 25 or by virtue of any provision amended by Schedule 17 to the Water Act 1989 (fisheries functions of the F3Agency), means the Secretary of State or the Minister; and

(c)

in relation to any other byelaws, means the Secretary of State.

F4For the purposes of this paragraph “flood risk management region” means the region of a Regional Flood and Coastal Committee, within the meaning of section 22 of the Flood and Water Management Act 2010.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Words in Sch. 26 para. 7(a)(ii) substituted (14.7.2014) by Water Act 2014 (c. 21), s. 94(2)(r), Sch. 10 para. 15(a)
F2: Words in Sch. 26 para. 7 omitted (14.7.2017) by virtue of Environment (Wales) Act 2016 (anaw 3), s. 88(3)(c), Sch. 2 para. 20(6); S.I. 2017/714, art. 2
F3: Word in Sch. 26 para. 7 substituted (subject to other provisions of the amending Act) (1.4.1996) by 1995 c. 25, s. 120, Sch. 22 para. 128 (with ss. 7(6), 115, 117); S.I. 1996/186, art. 3
F4: Words in Sch. 26 para. 7 inserted (14.7.2014) by Water Act 2014 (c. 21), s. 94(2)(r), Sch. 10 para. 15(b)

Marginal citations

M1: 1989 c. 15.
M2: 1991 c. 60.

Notes on Schedule 26

Textual amendments

F1: Words in Sch. 26 heading 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(c) (with Sch. 7)

Modifications

C1: Sch. 26 applied (with modifications) by S.I. 1999/1746, arts. 1(1), 4(3) (with art. 2) (the exclusion coming into force immediately before the principal appointed day (1.7.1999 appointed by S.I. 1998/3178, art. 3))
C2: Sch. 26 applied (15.8.2002) by S.I. 2002/1998, art. 17(14) (with art. 33)