Cardiff Bay Barrage Act 1993

12 Water quality

(1) The Development Corporation—

(a) shall manage the inland bay with a view to ensuring, and

(b) shall comply with any reasonable direction given by the National Rivers Authority for the purpose of ensuring,

that the quality of water in the bay meets or continues to meet the relevant standard.

(2) For the purposes of this section whether the quality of water meets the relevant standard shall be determined as for the purposes of section 8 above.

(3) Subject to subsection (4) below, notice of a direction under subsection (1)(b) above—

(a) shall be given in writing by a duly authorised officer of the National Rivers Authority, and

(b) shall be given as long as possible, but in any case not less than twenty-four hours, before the direction is to be complied with.

(4) In case of emergency notice of such a direction—

(a) may be given orally to be complied with as soon as it is practicable to do so, but

(b) shall be confirmed as soon as may be by notice given as required by subsection (3)(a) above.

(5) Where there arises any dispute as to the reasonableness of any direction given under subsection (1)(b) above the matter shall be referred to the Secretary of State for determination by him.