Water Act 1989

36 (1) Without prejudice to paragraph 1(3) of Schedule 15 to this Act, any scheme made, precept issued, resolution passed, notice given or other thing done by or in relation to—

(a) a water authority;

(b) the regional land drainage committee for any area; or

(c) the local land drainage committee for any district,

under any provision of the 1976 Act, being a provision which continues in force after the transfer date, shall have effect on and after that date, in so far as the scheme, precept, resolution, notice or other thing is in force or effective immediately before that date, as if it had been made, issued, passed, given or done by or in relation to the Authority or, as the case may be, the regional flood defence committee for that area or the local flood defence committee for that district.

(2) Without prejudice to the generality of sub-paragraph (1) above, any subordinate legislation made under the 1976 Act which is in force immediately before the transfer date and has effect in relation to a water authority shall, subject to the provisions of that Act and any necessary modifications, have effect on and after that date in relation to the Authority as it had effect immediately before that date in relation to that water authority.