The Water Resources (Abstraction and Impounding) Regulations 2006

Modification of Agency licence on application of owner of fishing rights

20.—(1) Section 55(1) (application for modification of licence by owner of fishing rights) has effect in relation to an abstraction licence held by the Agency as if, in subsection (4), the words “and on the holder of the licence” were omitted and for the words “each of them” there were substituted “it”.

(2) Section 56(2) (determination of application under section 55) has effect in relation to a licence held by the Agency as if—

(a) subsection (1), the words “or from the holder of the licence” and, in subsection (2)(b), the words “, the holder of the licence “ were omitted;

(b) for subsection (6) there were substituted—

“(6) Where the Secretary of State or the Assembly (as the case may be) determines on an application under section 55 above that a licence should be revoked or varied, she or it may revoke or vary the licence in accordance with that determination.”; and

(c) in subsection (7), the reference to a decision were a reference to a determination in accordance with subsection (6) as substituted by sub–paragraph (b) of this paragraph.

(1)

Section 55 was amended by the EA, section 120 and Schedule 22, paragraph 128.

(2)

Section 56 was amended by the EA, section 120 and Schedule 22, paragraph 128.