Water Act 1989

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(3) Subject to sub-paragraph (4) below, where any rights or liabilities of a water authority in respect of any agreement or undertaking entered into before the transfer date for the purposes of section 16 of the 1973 Act, or in respect of any sums deposited with them before that date for those purposes, are transferred in accordance with a scheme under Schedule 2 to this Act to the authority’s successor company, those rights and liabilities shall continue to have effect, on and after that date, as rights and liabilities of that company and, in the case of any such right which was subject to subsection (5) of that section (twelve year limit on payments), shall continue to be so subject notwithstanding the repeal of that section.

(4) On and after the transfer date subsection (8) of section 72 of this Act shall apply, as it applies in relation to the sums mentioned in that subsection, in relation to sums deposited under subsection (6) of section 16 of the 1973 Act.

(5) Notwithstanding the repeal by this Act of section 16 of the 1973 Act, subsection (10) of that section (determination of certain matters by referee) shall continue to have effect on and after the transfer date for the purposes of anything saved by sub-paragraph . . . F2 (3) above.

Textual Amendments

F1 S. 5(1)–(4), 6(1)–(7), 7–10, 11(1)–(8), 12, 14–22, 24–28, 31–68, 70(3)–(5), 71, 73–82, 97–135 137(1)–(8)(10)(11), 138, 139(1)–(5), 140, 142(1), 143–167, 170, 171, 176, 178–182, 186, 188, 189(2)–(5)(8), Sch. 1 paras. 1–10, 14–23, Sch. 3 paras. 1–5, Sch. 4 paras. 1–5, Schs. 6, 7, Sch. 8 paras. 1, 2(1)–(10)(12), 3, 4, 5, Schs. 9–14, Sch. 16, Schs. 18–21, 24, Sch. 25 paras. 2, 6, 7, 10, 21, 27(4), 31(1), 40, 45(1)(2), 61(5), 63, 71(1)(2), 72, 73, 80(1), Sch. 26 paras. 5(2)–(4), 7, 9–12, 13(1), 14(1)(2), 15(2), 16(1)(2)(5)–(7)(10), 18, 19, 21–25, 27–29, 32–39, 40(2), 41(2)(3), 42–45, 48, 50, 56, 57(1)–(5)(7) repealed by Water Consolidation (Consequential Provisions) Act 1991 (c. 60, SIF 130), s. 3, Sch. 3 Pt. I (with s. 2, Sch. 2 paras. 10, 14(1), 15)

F2 Words repealed by Water Consolidation (Consequential Provisions) Act 1991(c. 60, SIF 130), s. 3, Sch. 3 Pt. I (with s. 2, Sch. 2 paras. 10, 14(1), 15)

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 Sch. 26 para. 14(5) extended by Water Consolidation (Consequential Provisions) Act 1991 (c. 60, SIF 130), s. 2, Sch. 2 para. 9(1)