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1—19.E+W. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F1
Textual Amendments
20, 21.E+W. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F2
Textual Amendments
F2Sch. 8 paras. 20, 21 repealed by Land Drainage Act 1976 (c. 70, SIF 73:1), Sch. 8
22, 23.E+W. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F3
Textual Amendments
F3Sch. 8 paras. 22, 23 repealed by Land Drainage (Amendment) Act 1976 (c. 17), Sch. 3
24—31.E+W. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F4
Textual Amendments
32—36.E+W. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F5
Textual Amendments
F5Sch. 8 paras. 32–36 repealed by Water Act 1989 (c. 15, SIF 130), s. 190, Sch. 27 Pt. I (with ss. 58(7), 101(1), 141(6), 160(1)(2)(4), 163, 189(4)–(10), 193(1), Sch. 26 paras. 3(1)(2), 17, 40(4), 41(1), 57(6), 58)
Valid from 01/12/1991
37E+W. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F6
Textual Amendments
38E+W. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F7
Textual Amendments
F7Sch. 8 para. 38 repealed by Building Act 1984 (c. 55, SIF 15), Sch. 7
Valid from 01/12/1991
39E+W. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F8
Textual Amendments
40E+W. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F9
Textual Amendments
F9Sch. 8 paras. 40, 45–48 repealed by Water Act 1989 (c. 15, SIF 130), s. 190, Sch. 27 Pt. I (with ss. 58(7), 101(1), 141(6), 160(1)(2)(4), 163, 189(4)–(10), 193(1), Sch. 26 paras. 3(1)(2), 17, 40(4), 41(1), 57(6), 58)
41, 42.E+W. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F10
Textual Amendments
F10Sch. 8 paras. 41, 42 repealed by Building Act 1984 (c. 55, SIF 15), Sch. 7
Marginal Citations
43E+W+SFor section 8(2) of the Diseases of Fish Act 1937 (penalties and legal proceedings) there shall be substituted the following subsections—
“(2)In England and Wales a water authority shall have the power to take legal proceedings to enforce provisions of this Act as respects waters in their area.
(3)Offences against this Act committed in Scotland (including offences commmitted in waters with respect to which functions under this Act are exercisable by the North West Water Authority) shall be prosecuted and fines recovered in manner directed by the Salmon Fisheries (Scotland) Act 1868.”
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1The text of Sch. 8 paras. 43, 44, 64, 65(2), 87, 93 is in the form in which it was originally enacted: it was not reproduced in Statutes in Force and, except as specified, does not reflect any amendments or repeals which may have been made prior to 1.2.1991.
Marginal Citations
44E+WSection 4(4) of the Public Health (Drainage of Trade Premises) Act 1937 (exemption of laundries from need for consent to discharges) shall cease to have effect.
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C2The text of Sch. 8 paras. 43, 44, 64, 65(2), 87, 93 is in the form in which it was originally enacted: it was not reproduced in Statutes in Force and, except as specified, does not reflect any amendments or repeals which may have been made prior to 1.2.1991.
45—48.E+W. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F11
Textual Amendments
F11Sch. 8 paras. 40, 45–48 repealed by Water Act 1989 (c. 15, SIF 130), s. 190, Sch. 27 Pt. I (with ss. 58(7), 101(1), 141(6), 160(1)(2)(4), 163, 189(4)–(10), 193(1), Sch. 26 paras. 3(1)(2), 17, 40(4), 41(1), 57(6), 58)
Valid from 01/12/1991
49E+W. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F12
Textual Amendments
50E+W. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F13
Textual Amendments
F13Sch. 8 para. 50 repealed by Water Act 1989 (c. 15, SIF 130), s. 190, Sch. 27 Pt. II (with ss. 58(7), 101(1), 141(6), 160(1)(2)(4), 163, 189(4)–(10), 193(1), Sch. 26 paras. 3(1)(2), 17, 40(4), 41(1), 57(6), 58)
51—62.E+W. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F14
Textual Amendments
F14Sch. 8 paras. 51–62 repealed by Water Act 1989 (c. 15, SIF 130), s. 190, Sch. 27 Pt. I (with ss. 58(7), 101(1), 141(6), 160(1)(2)(4), 163, 189(4)–(10), 193(1), Sch. 26 paras. 3(1)(2), 17, 40(4), 41(1), 57(6), 58)
63E+W. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F15
Textual Amendments
Textual Amendments
F16Sch. 8 paras. 64, 65 repealed (prosp.) by Local Government and Housing Act 1989 (c. 42, SIF 81:1), ss. 194(4), 195(2)(3), Sch. 12 Pt. II
Marginal Citations
64E+WIn section 2(2) of the Town Development Act 1952 (Exchequer contribution to councils of receiving districts), after paragraph (e), there shall be inserted the following paragraph:—
“(ee)payments under section 16 of the Water Act 1973 in respect of the provision of a public sewer needed for the purposes or in consequence of the development.”
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C3The text of Sch. 8 paras. 43, 44, 64, 65(2), 87, 93 is in the form in which it was originally enacted: it was not reproduced in Statutes in Force and, except as specified, does not reflect any amendments or repeals which may have been made prior to 1.2.1991.
65(1). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F17E+W
(2)Section 8(4) of that Act (exercise of sewerage functions by participating authorities) shall cease to have effect.]
Textual Amendments
F17Sch. 8 para. 65(1) repealed by Water Act 1989 (c. 15, SIF 130), s. 190, Sch. 27 Pt. I (with ss. 58(7), 101(1), 141(6), 160(1)(2)(4), 163, 189(4)–(10), 193(1), Sch. 26 paras. 3(1)(2), 17, 40(4), 41(1), 57(6), 58)
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C4The text of Sch. 8 paras. 43, 44, 64, 65(2), 87, 93 is in the form in which it was originally enacted: it was not reproduced in Statutes in Force and, except as specified, does not reflect any amendments or repeals which may have been made prior to 1.2.1991.
Marginal Citations
66E+W. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F18
Textual Amendments
F18Sch. 8 paras. 66, 68, 76, 77 repealed by Water Act 1989 (c. 15, SIF 130), s. 190, Sch. 27 Pt. I (with ss. 58(7), 101(1), 141(6), 160(1)(2)(4), 163, 189(4)–(10), 193(1), Sch. 26 paras. 3(1)(2), 17, 40(4), 41(1), 57(6), 58)
67E+W. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F19
Textual Amendments
68E+W. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F20
Textual Amendments
F20Sch. 8 paras. 66, 68, 76, 77 repealed by Water Act 1989 (c. 15, SIF 130), s. 190, Sch. 27 Pt. I (with ss. 58(7), 101(1), 141(6), 160(1)(2)(4), 163, 189(4)–(10), 193(1), Sch. 26 paras. 3(1)(2), 17, 40(4), 41(1), 57(6), 58)
69E+W. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F21
Textual Amendments
70, 71.E+W. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F22
Textual Amendments
F22Sch. 8 paras. 70, 71 repealed by Highways Act 1980 (c. 66, SIF 59), Sch. 25
72—75.E+W. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F23
Textual Amendments
76, 77.E+W. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F24
Textual Amendments
F24Sch. 8 paras. 66, 68, 76, 77 repealed by Water Act 1989 (c. 15, SIF 130), s. 190, Sch. 27 Pt. I (with ss. 58(7), 101(1), 141(6), 160(1)(2)(4), 163, 189(4)–(10), 193(1), Sch. 26 paras. 3(1)(2), 17, 40(4), 41(1), 57(6), 58)
Valid from 01/12/1991
78, 79.E+W. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F25
Textual Amendments
80(1). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F26E+W
(2). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F27
(3). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F26
Textual Amendments
F26Sch. 8 para. 80(1)(3) 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)
F27Sch. 8 para. 80(2) repealed by Water Act 1989 (c. 15, SIF 130), s. 190, Sch. 27 Pt. I (with ss. 58(7), 101(1), 141(6), 160(1)(2)(4), 163, 189(4)–(10), 193(1), Sch. 26 paras. 3(1)(2), 17, 40(4), 41(1), 57(6), 58)
81, 82.E+W. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F28
Textual Amendments
F28Sch. 8 paras. 81, 82, 84 repealed by Water Act 1989 (c. 15, SIF 130), s. 190, Sch. 27 Pt. I (with ss. 58(7), 101(1), 141(6), 160(1)(2)(4), 163, 189(4)–(10), 193(1), Sch. 26 paras. 3(1)(2), 17, 40(4), 41(1), 57(6), 58)
Valid from 01/12/1991
83E+W. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F29
Textual Amendments
84E+W. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F30
Textual Amendments
F30Sch. 8 paras. 81, 82, 84 repealed by Water Act 1989 (c. 15, SIF 130), s. 190, Sch. 27 Pt. I (with ss. 58(7), 101(1), 141(6), 160(1)(2)(4), 163, 189(4)–(10), 193(1), Sch. 26 paras. 3(1)(2), 17, 40(4), 41(1), 57(6), 58)
Valid from 01/12/1991
85, 86.E+W. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F31
Textual Amendments
87E+WIn section 58 of the M5Harbours Act 1964 (authorities not to be treated as harbour authorities), for the words from “a river board” to “Catchment Board” there shall be substituted the words “ a water authority, a river purification authority, a district board nor an improvement committee ”.
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C5The text of Sch. 8 paras. 43, 44, 64, 65(2), 87, 93 is in the form in which it was originally enacted: it was not reproduced in Statutes in Force and, except as specified, does not reflect any amendments or repeals which may have been made prior to 1.2.1991.
Marginal Citations
88, 89.E+W. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F32
Textual Amendments
F32Sch. 8 paras. 88, 89 repealed by New Towns Act 1981 (c. 64, SIF 123:3), Sch. 13
90E+W. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F33
Textual Amendments
91, 92.E+W. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F34
Textual Amendments
F34Sch. 8 paras. 91, 92 repealed by Water Act 1989 (c. 15, SIF 130), s. 190, Sch. 27 Pt. I (with ss. 58(7), 101(1), 141(6), 160(1)(2)(4), 163, 189(4)–(10), 193(1), Sch. 26 paras. 3(1)(2), 17, 40(4), 41(1), 57(6), 58)
Textual Amendments
F35Sch. 8 para. 93 repealed (E.W.) by Water Act 1989 (c. 15, SIF 130), s. 190, Sch. 27 Pt. I (with ss. 58(7), 101(1), 141(6), 160(1)(2)(4), 163, 189(4)–(10), 193(1), Sch. 26 paras. 3(1)(2), 17, 40(4), 41(1), 57(6), 58)
93E+W+SIn section 98 of the M6Agriculture Act 1970 (duty of local authority in Scotland whose area adjoins England to consult English authorities about flood warning systems), for the words from “river” to “1963” there shall be substituted the words “ regoinal water authority established for that area under section 2 of the Water Act 1973 ; ”.]
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C6The text of Sch. 8 paras. 43, 44, 64, 65(2), 87, 93 is in the form in which it was originally enacted: it was not reproduced in Statutes in Force and, except as specified, does not reflect any amendments or repeals which may have been made prior to 1.2.1991.
Marginal Citations
94E+W. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F36
Textual Amendments
F36Sch. 8 para. 94 repealed by Planning (Consequential Provisions) Act 1990 (c. 11, SIF 123:1, 2), s. 3, Sch. 1 Pt. I (with Sch. 3 paras. 1, 2, 4, 6)
95—97.E+W. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F37
Textual Amendments
98E+W. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F38
Textual Amendments
F38Sch. 8 para. 98 repealed by Water Act 1989 (c. 15, SIF 130), s. 190, Sch. 27 Pt. I (with ss. 58(7), 101(1), 141(6), 160(1)(2)(4), 163, 189(4)–(10), 193(1), Sch. 26 paras. 3(1)(2), 17, 40(4), 41(1), 57(6), 58)
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