Part VIIIINFORMATION PROVISIONS
F1Main river map for England
193The main river map for England
1
The Agency must keep the main river map for England.
2
For the purposes of this Act the main river map for England is a record of areas in England which—
a
shows the extent to which any watercourse or part of a watercourse is to be treated as a main river or as part of a main river for the purposes of this Act, and
b
indicates which (if any) of those watercourses are watercourses designated in a scheme made under section 137.
3
The map is conclusive as to the extent to which a watercourse in England is to be treated as a main river or as part of a main river for the purposes of this Act.
4
The map must specify the date on which it takes effect.
5
The Agency must keep the map in electronic form.
6
In this section and sections 193A to 193E “watercourse” has the same meaning as in Part 4 of this Act.
Ss. 193-194E substituted for ss. 193, 194 (1.10.2014) by Water Act 2014 (c. 21), ss. 59(2), 94; S.I. 2014/1823, art. 3