Application of compulsory purchase provisions to section 38 of the 2010 Act3.

(1)

Subject to paragraphs (3) and (4), section 154 of the 1991 Act3 applies for the purposes of section 38 of the 2010 Act as if the functions referred to in section 154(1) of the 1991 Act included functions under section 38 of the 2010 Act.

(2)

Section 157 of the 1991 Act4 applies for the purposes of section 38 of the 2010 Act as if—

(a)

section 157(2)(b) were omitted;

(b)

the F1references in section 157(6)(a) and (7)(a) to an order under section 168 were omitted; and

(c)

section 157(6)(c) to (e) F2and (7)(c) were omitted.

(3)

An authorisation to the Environment Agency F3or the Natural Resources Body for Wales under section 154 of the 1991 Act as applied by paragraph (1) may be given only for the purposes of enabling F4compliance with the retained EU law which implemented —

(a)

the Habitats Directive in relation to any necessary steps and measures under Article 6 of that Directive or policies under Article 10 of that Directive;

(b)

the Water Framework Directive in relation to any environmental objectives ; or

(c)

the Wild Birds Directive in relation to any necessary measures under Articles 2, 3 or 4 of that Directive.

(4)

In this article—

F5(a)

“environmental objectives”—

(i)

in relation to the Solway Tweed River Basin District, means the objectives as defined in regulation 2 of the Water Environment (Water Framework Directive) (Solway Tweed River Basin District) Regulations 2004;

(ii)

in relation to the Northumbria River Basin District, means the objectives referred to in the WFD Regulations as applied and modified by regulation 5 of the Water Environment (Water Framework Directive) (Northumbria River Basin District) Regulations 2003;

(iii)

in relation to any other river basin district, within the meaning of the WFD Regulations, has the same meaning as in those Regulations;

(b)

“the Habitats Directive” means Council Directive 92/43/EEC on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora5 F6, as last amended by Council Directive 2013/17/EU;

(c)

“the Water Framework Directive” means Directive 2000/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a framework for Community action in the field of water policy6 F7, as last amended by Commission Directive 2014/101/EU; F8...

(d)

“the Wild Birds Directive” means Directive 2009/147/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the conservation of wild birds7 F9, as amended by Council Directive 2013/17/EU.

F10(e)

“the WFD Regulations” means the Water Environment (Water Framework Directive) (England and Wales) Regulations 2017.