Environment Act 1995

The Agriculture Act 1970

14 (1) The [1970 c. 40.] Agriculture Act 1970 shall be amended in accordance with the following provisions of this paragraph.

(2) In section 92(1) (provision of flood warning systems)—

(a) for the words from the beginning to “may” where it first occurs there shall be substituted the words “The Scottish Environment Protection Agency may”;

(b) the words “for their area” and “both within (and in the case of a river purification board) outwith, that area,” shall cease to have effect;

(c) in sub-paragraph (i) of the proviso—

(i) for the words “a river purification board” there shall be substituted the words “the Scottish Environment Protection Agency”;

(ii) for the word “them” there shall be substituted the word “it”; and

(iii) for the words “that board” there shall be substituted the words “the Agency”; and

(d) in sub-paragraph (ia) of the proviso for the words following “exercise” to “shall” there shall be substituted the words “, the Agency shall”.

(3) In section 92(2)—

(a) in paragraph (a)(iii) for the words “the authority providing the system” there shall be substituted the words “the Scottish Environment Protection Agency”;

(b) paragraph (c) (definition of “river purification board”) shall cease to have effect.

(4) In section 94 (co-operation with other persons as regards flood warning systems)—

(a) in subsection (1) for the words following “warning system” to “may” where it first occurs there shall be substituted the words “the Scottish Environment Protection Agency may” and for the words following “belonging to the” to “for” there shall be substituted the words “Agency for”;

(b) in subsection (2) for the words from the beginning to “may” and for the words following “apparatus of” there shall be substituted the words “The Agency may” and “ the Agency” respectively.

(5) In section 98 (extent of Part VI)—

(a) for the words from the beginning to “England” there shall be substituted the words “The Scottish Environment Protection Agency”;

(b) for the words “section 92(1)(b)” there shall be substituted the words “section 92(1)”; and

(c) for the words “the National Rivers Authority” there shall be substituted the words “the Environment Agency”.