This Statutory Instrument has been made in consequence of a defect SI 2006/641 and is being issued free of charge to all known recipients of that Statutory Instrument.
2008 No. 165
water RESOURCES, england and wales
The Water Resources (Abstraction and Impounding) (Amendment) Regulations 2008
Made 26th January 2008
Laid before Parliament 31st January 2008
Laid before the National Assembly for Wales 31st January 2008
Coming into force 29th February 2008
The Secretary of State, in relation to England, and the Welsh Ministers, in relation to Wales, make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 37(4) and (6) (including as applied by section 51(3)), 51(1C)(b) and (1D), 189, 219(2)(d), (e) and (f) and 221(1) of the Water Resources Act 1991 and now vested in them:
Citation, commencement
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These Regulations may be cited as the Water Resources (Abstraction and Impounding) (Amendment) Regulations 2008 and come into force on 29th February 2008.
Amendments
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(1) The following provisions of the Water Resources (Abstraction and Impounding) Regulations 2006 are amended.
(2) In paragraph (3) of regulation 6 (advertisement of an application), for “the date referred to in sub–paragraph (a)” substitute “the date referred to in paragraph (2)”.
(3) In paragraph (3)(b) of regulation 12 (time limits for bringing appeals), for “regulation 10(3) or (4) (as the case may be)” substitute “regulation 10(4)”.
(4) In regulation 34 (register of abstraction and impounding licences)—
(a) for paragraph (2) substitute—“
(2) The Agency must—
(a) within 14 days beginning on—
(i) in relation to the information in paragraph (1)(a)(i), the relevant date, or
(ii) in relation to any other information mentioned in paragraph (1), the date on which the particulars in question become available to the Agency,
enter the appropriate particulars referred to in paragraph (1) on the register; and
(b) keep records on the register showing the date on which those entries are made.”; and
(b) for paragraph (4) substitute—“
(4) In a case where a matter in relation to a valid application falls to be determined under section 191A, information which the Secretary of State determines should be included on the register must be entered on to the register by the date 14 days after the day on which the Agency receives notice of that determination.
(5) In a case where a matter in relation to a valid application falls to be determined under section 191B, information which is not determined to be commercially confidential must be entered on to the register—
(a) by the date 14 days after the end of the period within which notice of appeal against that determination may be served; or
(b) if notice of appeal is so served, by the date 14 days after the day on which the Agency receives notice of the determination or withdrawal of the appeal.
(6) The Agency may keep the register, or any part of it, electronically.”.
Jane Davidson
Minister for Environment, Sustainability and Housing,
One of the Welsh Ministers
24th January 2008
Phil Woolas
Minister of State
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
26th January 2008