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SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 3E+W+S Certificates as Respects Planning Permission and Grant of Statutory Licences to Abstract Water

Certificates as respects statutory licences to abstract waterE+W+S

4(1)At any time after an application has been made for the consent of [F1the Secretary of State] to the carrying out of any controlled operations for which a statutory licence to abstract water is required but has not been granted any person concerned may [F2[F3apply to the appropriate agency for a] certificate under this Schedule as respects those controlled operations.]E+W+S

(2)[F4Where such an application is [F5made, the appropriate agency shall]] issue to the applicant a certificate stating that the statutory licence to abstract water required for the carrying out of the controlled operations could, or could not, reasonably have been expected to have been granted if the land had not been comprised in the storage area or protective area.

(3)[F6Where, in the opinion [F7of the appropriate agency, a statutory]] licence to abstract water might reasonably have been expected to be granted but would only have been granted subject to conditions, limitations or restrictions, the certificate shall specify those conditions, limitations or restrictions in addition to the other matters required to be contained in the certificate.

(4)[F8[F9On issuing the certificate, the appropriate agency] shall] serve a copy of the certificate on the gas authority.

Textual Amendments

F1Words substituted by virtue of S.I. 1969/1498, arts. 2(1), 5(6), 1970/1537, arts. 2(2), 7(4) and 1974/692, arts. 2(3), 5(3)

F2Words from “apply to the National Rivers Authority” to “operations.” substituted (E.W.) for the words from “apply to the river authority” to “operations” by Water Act 1989 (c. 15, SIF 130), s. 190(1), Sch. 25 para. 32(7)(a)(i) (with ss. 58(7), 101(1), 141(6), 160(1)(2)(4), 163, 189(4)–(10), 190, 193(1), Sch. 26 paras. 3(1)(2), 17, 40(4), 57(6), 58.

F4Words from “Where” to “the National Rivers Authority shall” substituted (E.W.) for words from “Where” to “the river authority shall” by Water Act 1989 (c. 15, SIF 130), s. 190(1) Sch. 25, para. 32(7)(a)(ii) (with ss. 58(7), 101(1), 141(6), 160(1)(2)(4), 163, 189(4)–(10), 190, 193(1), Sch. 26 paras. 3(1)(2), 17, 40(4), 57(6), 58.

F6Words “Where, in the opinion of the National Rivers Authority, a statutory” substituted (E.W.) for words from “Where” to “statutory” by Water Act 1989 (c. 15, SIF 130), s. 190(1) Sch. 25, para. 32(7)(a)(iii) (with ss. 58(7), 101(1), 141(6), 160(1)(2)(4), 163, 189(4)–(10), 190, 193(1), Sch. 26 paras. 3(1)(2), 17, 40(4), 57(6), 58.

F8Words “On issuing the certificate, the National Rivers Authority shall” substituted (E.W.) for words “On issuing the certificate, the river authority shall” by Water Act 1989 (c. 15, SIF 130), s. 190(1) Sch. 25, para. 32(7)(a)(iv) (with ss. 58(7), 101(1), 141(6), 160(1)(2)(4), 163, 189(4)–(10), 190, 193(1), Sch. 26 paras. 3(1)(2), 17, 40(4), 57(6), 58.