- Y Diweddaraf sydd Ar Gael (Diwygiedig)
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(1)A water authority, F2. . .—
(a)may cause a [F1screen] or [F1screens] of such form and dimensions as they may determine to be placed and maintained, at the expense of the authority, at a suitable place in any watercourse, mill race, cut, leat, conduit or other channel for conveying water for any purpose from any waters frequented by salmon or migratory trout; and
(b)may cause any watercourse, mill race, cut, leat, conduit or other channel in which a [F1screen] is placed under this section to be widened or deepened at the expense of the authority so far as may be necessary to compensate for the diminution of any flow of water caused by the placing of the [F1screen], or shall take some other means to prevent the flow of water being prejudicially diminished or otherwise injured.
(2)If any person—
(a)injures any such [F1screen]; or
(b)removed any such [F1screen] or part of any such [F1screen], except during any period of the year during which under a byelaw [F1screens] need not be maintained; or
(c)opens any such [F1screen] improperly; or
(d)permits any such [F1screen] to be injured, or removed, except as aforesaid, or improperly opened;
he shall be guilty of an offence.
(3)A water authority, F3. . ., may adopt such means [F4as in its oppinion are necessary] for preventing the ingress of salmon or trout into waters in which they or their spawning beds or ova are, from the nature of the channel or other causes, liable to be destroyed.
(4)Nothing in this section shall—
(a)affect the liability under this Act of any person to place and maintain a [F1screen]; or
(b)authorise a [F1screen] to be so placed or maintained during any period of the year during which under a byelaw [F1screens] need not be maintained; or
(c)authorise any [F1screen] to be placed or maintained so as to obstruct any conduit or channel used for navigation or in any way interfere with the effective working of any mill;
and nothing in subsection (3) above shall authorise the water authority prejudicially to interfere with water rights used or enjoyed for the purposes of manufacturing or for milling purposes or for drainage or navigation.
[F5(5)In this section “open”, in relation to a screen which consists of apparatus, includes the doing of anything which interrupts, or otherwise interferes with, the operation of the apparatus.]
Textual Amendments
F1Word in s. 15 substituted (1.1.1999) by 1995 c. 25, s. 105, Sch. 15 para. 14(1) (with ss. 7(6), 115, 117); S.I. 1995/1983, art. 4
F2Words in s. 15(1) repealed (1.4.1996) by 1995 c. 25, s. 105, Sch. 15 para. 14(2)(with ss. 7(6), 115, 117); S.I. 1996/186, art. 3
F3Words in s. 15(3) repealed (1.4.1996) by 1995 c. 25, s. 105, Sch. 15 para. 14(3)(a)(with ss. 7(6), 115, 117); S.I. 1996/186, art. 3
F4Words in s. 15(3) substituted (1.4.1996) by 1995 c. 25, s. 105, Sch. 15 para. 14(3)(b)(with ss. 7(6), 115, 117); S.I. 1996/186, art. 3
F5S. 15(5) added (1.1.1999) by 1995 c. 25, s. 105, Sch. 15 para. 14(4) (with ss. 7(6), 115, 117); S.I. 1995/1983, art. 4
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