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”.