The Water Act 2003 (Commencement No. 4, Transitional Provisions and Savings) Order 2005

Protected rightsU.K.

2.—(1) Until such time as section 23 (transfer and apportionment of licences), in so far as it inserts section 59C of the WRA (apportionment of licences to abstract), is fully in force, section 39A of the WRA (protected rights for the purposes of Chapter 2 of Part 2), as inserted by section 17, shall have effect as if—

(a)in subsection (1), paragraph (d); and

(b)in subsection (6), the reference to that paragraph,

were omitted.

(2) Until such time as section 1 (licences to abstract water) is fully in force, section 102(3) (specific transitional and transitory provisions) shall have effect as if the reference to a full licence were a reference to an abstraction licence.

Commencement Information

I1Sch. 1 para. 2 in force at made date