Provisions coming into force
2. The following provisions of the Water Act 2003 come into force on 1st January 2018—
(a)section 5 (rights of navigation, harbour and conservancy authorities);
(b)section 7 (rights to abstract for drainage purposes, etc);
(c)section 8 (amendments relating to section 7) so far as not already in force;
(d)section 32 (visiting forces);
(e)section 73 (border rivers);
(f)in section 101 (minor and consequential amendments and repeals) as follows—
(i)subsection (1) so far as it relates to the provisions in paragraph (g);
(ii)subsection (2) so far as it relates to the provisions in paragraph (h);
(g)Part 1 of Schedule 7 (minor and consequential amendments: abstraction and impounding) so far as not already in force;
(h)Part 1 of Schedule 9 (repeals and revocation) so far as not already in force.