Water Act 1989

Section 81 of the 1963 Act

22 (1) In subsection (1) of section 81 of the 1963 Act (agreements for particular purposes)—

(a) for the words from the beginning to “statutory water undertakers” there shall be substituted the words “The powers of the National Rivers Authority by virtue of section 145 of the Water Act 1989 shall (without prejudice to the generality of those powers) include power, subject to the next following subsection, to enter into an agreement with any water undertaker, with any sewerage undertaker”;

(b) for the words in paragraph (a) from “within” onwards there shall be substituted the words “which that Authority considers necessary or expedient in connection with the carrying out of any of the water resources functions of that Authority;”

(c) for the words in paragraph (c) from “within” onwards there shall be substituted the words “for any purpose connected with the carrying out of any of the functions mentioned in paragraph (a) of this subsection”; and

(d) for the words in paragraph (d) from “in the” onwards there shall be substituted the words “is to be operated.”

(2) For subsection (2) of that section (directions with respect to agreements under subsection (1)) there shall be substituted the following subsection—

“(2) The Minister may by a direction to the National Rivers Authority direct that, in such cases or classes of cases as are specified in the direction, that Authority shall not enter into any such agreement as is mentioned in subsection (1) of this section except with his consent.”

(3) In subsections (3) and (5) of that section, for the words “under this section” there shall be substituted the words “such as is mentioned in subsection (1) of this section”; and in subsection (4) of that section for the words “is made under this section” there shall be substituted the words “such as is mentioned in subsection (1) of this section is made”.