Prospective
3(1)In section 10 of the Water Resources Act 1991 (composition of regional flood defence committees), in subsection (5), after “county,” insert “ county borough, ”.
(2)In section 13 of that Act (composition of local flood defence committees), in subsection (7), after “county,” insert “ county borough, ”.
(3)In section 140 of that Act (appeals relating to contributions from internal drainage boards), in subsection (1)(b), after “county” insert “ , county borough ”.
(4)In section 167 of that Act (power to dispose of spoil in connection with flood defence works), in subsection (3), after “London borough” insert “ or Welsh county or county borough ”.
(5)In section 184 of that Act (duties to make recreational facilities available when building reservoirs in Wales), in subsection (2)(b), for “district” substitute “ county or county borough ”.
(6)In section 221 of that Act (general interpretation), in the definition of “local authority” in subsection (1), after “county,” insert “ county borough, ”.
(7)In Schedule 8 to that Act (proceedings on applications for drought orders), in the Table in paragraph 1(2), for “a county” in each place substitute “ an English county ”.
(8)In Schedule 14 to that Act (orders transferring main river functions to the Authority), in paragraph 2(2)(a), after “county council” insert “ , county borough council ”.
(9)In Schedule 15 to that Act (drainage charges), in paragraph 13(4), after “London borough” in each place insert “ or Welsh county or county borough ”.
(10)In Schedule 16 to that Act (schemes imposing special drainage charges)—
(a)in paragraph 1(2)(a)(i), after “county,” insert “ county borough, ”; and
(b)in paragraph 3(2)(a), after “county council” insert “ , county borough council ”.
(11)In Schedule 19 to that Act (orders conferring compulsory works powers), in paragraph 1(3)(a), for “a county” substitute “ an English county ”.