Restriction on abstracting or impounding water
9.—(1) Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), no person shall—
(a)begin a relevant project except in pursuance of a consent granted under regulation 10 by the Agency, or
(b)carry it out except in accordance with the provisions of that consent.
(2) Consent under regulation 10 is not needed in relation to a project if an abstraction or impounding licence is required.
(3) A person may rely on a consent granted under regulation 10 even though he is not the person to whom the consent was granted.
(4) A person who contravenes paragraph (1) shall be guilty of an offence and liable—
(a)on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum;
(b)on conviction on indictment, to a fine.