The Secretary of State, in relation to England, and the Welsh Ministers, in relation to Wales, make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 33A and 219(2)(f) of the Water Resources Act 1991 M1.C1

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Regulations applied (Isles of Scilly) (27.3.2020) by The Isles of Scilly (Application of Water Legislation) Order 2020 (S.I. 2020/214), arts. 2(1), 5(aa)

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1991 c. 57; section 33A was inserted by section 9 of the Water Act 2003 (c. 37), and was amended by S.I. 2013/755 (W. 90). See section 221(1) of the Water Resources Act 1991 for the definition of “the Ministers”. The functions under sections 33A and 219(2) were transferred, in relation to Wales, to the National Assembly for Wales by virtue of article 2 of, and Schedule 1 to, the National Assembly for Wales (Transfer of Functions) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/672), with references to the Water Resources Act 1991 in that Schedule treated as referring to that Act as amended by the Water Act 2003, pursuant to section 100(6) of the Water Act 2003. The functions of the National Assembly for Wales were transferred to the Welsh Ministers by virtue of section 162 of, and paragraph 30 of Schedule 11 to, the Government of Wales Act 2006 (c. 32).