Marginal Citations
X143U.K.In section 97 of the Water Resources Act 1963—
(a)in subsection (2), for the words from “and section 35” to the end substitute “ and any question as to the existance or extent of any such customary obligations shall be determined by the Secretary of State whose decision shall be final : ”
Provided that the Secretary of State may at any time before the question isdetermined, and shall, if so directed by the High Court, state in the form of a special case for the opinion of the High Court any question of law arising in those proceedings
(b)in subsection (3), for the words from “and section 35” to the end substitute “ and any question arising under this subsection shall be deterrmined as if it were such a question as is mentioned in subsection (2) of this section ” ; and
(c)in subsection (8), for “(1) to (7)”, wherever occurring, substitute “ (2) to (7) ”.
Editorial Information
X1The text of ss. 10(5), 14, 16(2), 17(1), 27(2), 28, 29, Sch. 6 paras. 1-3, 5, 9, 10, 12, 16-21, 24-27, 29-33, 39-41, 43, 46, 48, 51, 56-58, 60-67, 70, 72-74, 77, 78, 80-93, Sch. 8 is in the form in which it was originally enacted: it was not reproduced in Statutes in Force and does not reflect any amendments or repeals which may have been made prior to 1.2.1991