Powers of drainage authoritiesE+W
133.—(1) Where the appropriate nature conservation body or any other person enters into an agreement with a drainage authority for the carrying out by that authority of any work on land in a European site, no limitation imposed by law on the capacity of the drainage authority by virtue of its constitution operates so as to prevent the authority carrying out the agreement.
(2) In paragraph (1) “drainage authority” means—
(a)an internal drainage board M1; or
(b)the relevant environmental authority.
(3) In paragraph (2)(b), “the relevant environmental authority” means—
(a)in relation to England, the Environment Agency;
(b)in relation to Wales, the Natural Resources Body for Wales.
Marginal Citations
M1See section 1 of the Land Drainage Act 1991 (c. 59) for the meaning of “internal drainage board”.