4.—(1) Schedule 11 to the Water Industry Act 1991 (orders conferring compulsory works powers)(1) applies as if the Authority were a local authority for the purposes of paragraph 1(3)(b) of that Schedule (persons to be notified of a compulsory works order application).
(2) The Water Resources Act 1991(2) applies as if—
(a)the Authority were a local authority for the purposes of section 72(2)(a) of that Act (interpretation of Chapter 2); and
(b)the Authority were a local authority for the purposes of section 158(1) (works agreements for water resources purposes) and section 197(5) (provision of information about water flow) of that Act, and for the purposes of paragraph 2(3)(a) of Schedule 5 (procedure) to that Act.