SCHEDULE 2
The Water Act 19893
1
Section 174 of the Water Act 198910 (general restrictions on disclosure of information) shall be amended as follows.
2
In subsection (2)(a) (exceptions from prohibition on disclosure)—
a
for the words “the Authority” there shall be substituted the words “the Environment Agency, the Scottish Environment Protection Agency”; and
b
after the words “any of the water consolidation Acts” there shall be added the words “or the Environment Act 1995”.
3
In subsection (2)(j) after the words “any of the water consolidation Acts” there shall be inserted the words “, the Environment Act 1995”.
4
In subsection (4)—
a
for the words “the Authority” there shall be substituted the words “the Environment Agency, the Scottish Environment Protection Agency”; and
b
after the words “the water consolidation Acts” there shall be added the words “or the Environment Act 1995”.