Publication of draft drought plansE+W
2.—(1) A draft drought plan published in accordance with section 37B(3) of the Act shall be published both in paper form and on a website.
(2) The persons to whom a water undertaker shall send a copy of the published draft drought plan and accompanying statement in accordance with sections 37B(3)(c) of the Act are—
(a)those bodies and persons specified in section 39B(7) of the Act;
(b)any regional development agencies, established under the Regional Development Agencies Act 1998(1), in the water undertaker’s area;
(c)in England, any elected regional assembly, established under an enactment following a referendum held under section 1 of the Regional Assemblies (Preparations) Act 2003(2), in the water undertaker’s area;
(d)all local authorities (except the council of any parish) as defined in section 270(1) of the Local Government Act 1972(3) in the water undertaker’s area;
(e)any National Park Authorities, established under section 63 of the Environment Act 1995(4) for any part of the water undertaker’s area;
(f)if the water undertaker’s area includes any part of the Broads, as defined in section 2(3) of the Norfolk and Suffolk Broads Act 1988(5), the Broads Authority;
(g)if the water undertaker’s area includes any part of England, the Countryside Commission, English Nature and the Historic Buildings and Monuments Commission for England;
(h)in relation to a water undertaker whose area is mainly but not wholly in Wales, the Secretary of State;
(i)if the water undertaker’s area includes any part of Wales, the Countryside Council for Wales and Cadw, being the executive agency responsible for carrying out the functions vested in the National Assembly relating to the historic environment ;
(j)in relation to a water undertaker whose area includes any part of Wales, but is not wholly or mainly in Wales, the National Assembly for Wales;
(k)in relation to a water undertaker who abstracts water in Wales, but whose area does not include any part of Wales, the National Assembly for Wales;
(l)any navigation authority, exercising functions in relation to any canal or other inland navigation which is wholly or partly in the water undertaker’s area; and
(m)as from the coming into force of section 27A of the Act, the Consumer Council for Water.
1972 c. 70. The definition of local authority in section 270(1) of the Local Government Act 1972 has been amended by the Local Government Act 1985 (1985, c. 51), section 102, Schedule 16, paragraph 8, and Schedule 17, and the Local Government (Wales) Act 1994 (1994, c. 19), section 1(5).