Water Act 2003

49Enforcement of certain provisions

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(1)The WIA is amended as follows.

(2)In section 18 (orders for securing compliance with certain provisions)—

(a)in subsection (1)(b), for “has contravened any such condition or requirement and is likely to do so again” there is substituted “is likely to contravene any such condition or requirement”,

(b)for subsection (4)(a)(ii) there is substituted—

(ii)is likely to contravene any such condition or requirement;.

(3)In section 20 (procedure for orders made under section 18), in subsections (1)(c) and (4)(b), for “twenty-eight” there is substituted “twenty-one”.

(4)Subsection (3) does not have effect in relation to—

(a)a provisional order which has been made before the commencement of that subsection, or

(b)a final order in respect of which notice has been given under section 20(1) of the WIA before the commencement of that subsection.