http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2014/21/schedule/5/paragraph/44/2017-03-06Water Act 2014An Act to make provision about the water industry; about compensation for modification of licences to abstract water; about main river maps; about records of waterworks; for the regulation of the water environment; about the provision of flood insurance for household premises; about internal drainage boards; about Regional Flood and Coastal Committees; and for connected purposes.texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2024-04-02Expert Participation2017-03-06 SCHEDULESSCHEDULE 5Extension of licensing provisions in relation to Wales441Section 117M (rules under section 117I: guidance) (inserted by Schedule 4) is amended as follows.2In subsection (3), for the words from “are such” to the end there is substitutedare— athe Secretary of State;bthe Welsh Ministers;csuch other persons as the Minister thinks appropriate.3In subsection (7), for “means the Secretary of State.” there is substitutedmeans— athe Secretary of State, in relation to sewerage undertakers whose areas are wholly or mainly in England;bthe Welsh Ministers, in relation to sewerage undertakers whose areas are wholly or mainly in Wales.
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